CWE
287
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2008-3905

First published: Thu Sep 04 2008(Updated: )

resolv.rb in Ruby 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p287, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p72, and 1.9 r18423 and earlier uses sequential transaction IDs and constant source ports for DNS requests, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Ruby<=1.8.5
Ruby<=1.8.6
Ruby<=1.8.7
Ruby<=1.9
Ruby=1.6
Ruby=1.6.8
Ruby=1.8.0
Ruby=1.8.1
Ruby=1.8.2
Ruby=1.8.3
Ruby=1.8.4
Ruby=1.8.6
Ruby=1.8.6-p110
Ruby=1.8.6-p111
Ruby=1.8.6-p114
Ruby=1.8.6-p230
Ruby=1.8.6-p36
Ruby=1.8.6-preview1
Ruby=1.8.6-preview2
Ruby=1.8.6-preview3
Ruby=1.8.7
Ruby=1.8.7-p17
Ruby=1.8.7-p22
Ruby=1.8.7-preview1
Ruby=1.8.7-preview2
Ruby=1.8.7-preview3
Ruby=1.8.7-preview4

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