CVE-2011-2705: Input Validation
First published: Fri Aug 05 2011(Updated: )
The SecureRandom.random_bytes function in lib/securerandom.rb in Ruby before 1.8.7-p352 and 1.9.x before 1.9.2-p290 relies on PID values for initialization, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to predict the result string by leveraging knowledge of random strings obtained in an earlier process with the same PID.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby | <=1.8.7-334 | |
| Ruby | =1.8.7-p22 | |
| Ruby | =1.8.7-p71 | |
| Ruby | =1.8.7-p72 | |
| Ruby | =1.8.7-160 | |
| Ruby | =1.8.7-173 | |
| Ruby | =1.8.7-248 | |
| Ruby | =1.8.7-249 | |
| Ruby | =1.8.7-299 | |
| Ruby | =1.8.7-302 | |
| Ruby | =1.8.7-330 | |
| Ruby | =1.8.7-p21 | |
| Ruby | =1.9 | |
| Ruby | =1.9-r18423 | |
| Ruby | =1.9.0 | |
| Ruby | =1.9.0-r18423 | |
| Ruby | =1.9.0-0 | |
| Ruby | =1.9.0-1 | |
| Ruby | =1.9.0-2 | |
| Ruby | =1.9.0-20060415 | |
| Ruby | =1.9.0-20070709 | |
| Ruby | =1.9.1 | |
| Ruby | =1.9.1--p0 | |
| Ruby | =1.9.1--p129 | |
| Ruby | =1.9.1--p243 | |
| Ruby | =1.9.1--p376 | |
| Ruby | =1.9.1--p429 | |
| Ruby | =1.9.1--preview_1 | |
| Ruby | =1.9.1--preview_2 | |
| Ruby | =1.9.1--rc1 | |
| Ruby | =1.9.1--rc2 | |
| Ruby | =1.9.2 | |
| Ruby | =1.9.2-dev | |
| Ruby | =1.9.2-p136 | |
| Ruby | =1.9.2-p180 |
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Reference Links
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/063062.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/063071.html
- http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/4579
- http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=revision&revision=32050
- http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/tags/v1_8_7_352/ChangeLog
- http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/tags/v1_9_2_290/ChangeLog
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/11/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/12/14
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/16
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1581.html
- http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2011/07/02/ruby-1-8-7-p352-released/
- http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2011/07/15/ruby-1-9-2-p290-is-released/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49015
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722415
- agent/type
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/author
- agent/remedy
- agent/severity
- agent/references
- agent/weakness
- agent/description
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/event
- agent/source
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- collector/nvd-historical
- vendor/ruby-lang
- canonical/ruby
- version/ruby/1.8.7-334
- version/ruby/1.8.7-p22
- version/ruby/1.8.7-p71
- version/ruby/1.8.7-p72
- version/ruby/1.8.7-160
- version/ruby/1.8.7-173
- version/ruby/1.8.7-248
- version/ruby/1.8.7-249
- version/ruby/1.8.7-299
- version/ruby/1.8.7-302
- version/ruby/1.8.7-330
- version/ruby/1.8.7-p21
- version/ruby/1.9
- version/ruby/1.9-r18423
- version/ruby/1.9.0
- version/ruby/1.9.0-r18423
- version/ruby/1.9.0-0
- version/ruby/1.9.0-1
- version/ruby/1.9.0-2
- version/ruby/1.9.0-20060415
- version/ruby/1.9.0-20070709
- version/ruby/1.9.1
- version/ruby/1.9.1--p0
- version/ruby/1.9.1--p129
- version/ruby/1.9.1--p243
- version/ruby/1.9.1--p376
- version/ruby/1.9.1--p429
- version/ruby/1.9.1--preview_1
- version/ruby/1.9.1--preview_2
- version/ruby/1.9.1--rc1
- version/ruby/1.9.1--rc2
- version/ruby/1.9.2
- version/ruby/1.9.2-dev
- version/ruby/1.9.2-p136
- version/ruby/1.9.2-p180