National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3905

Overview

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.

Impact

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/08/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-ruby/

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/08/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-ruby/

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FEDORA-2008-8736

Hyperlink:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FEDORA-2008-8738

Hyperlink:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html

External Source: XF

Name: ruby-resolv-dns-spoofing(45935)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45935

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-651-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-651-1

External Source: BID

Name: 31699

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31699

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20080904 Re: CVE Request (ruby -- DNS spoofing vulnerability

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/9

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20080903 CVE Request (ruby -- DNS spoofing vulnerability in resolv.rb)

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/3

External Source: FRSIRT

Name: ADV-2008-2334

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/2334

External Source: DEBIAN

Name: DSA-1652

Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652

External Source: DEBIAN

Name: DSA-1651

Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651

External Source: SLACKWARE

Name: SSA:2008-334-01

Hyperlink:http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.371754

External Source: GENTOO

Name: GLSA-200812-17

Hyperlink:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 33178

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/33178

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32948

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32948

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32256

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32256

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32255

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32255

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32219

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32219

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 32165

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/32165

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 31430

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/31430