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CVE-2008-3905 Detail

Description

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/31430 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32165 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32219 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32255 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32256 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32371 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32948 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/33178 CVE, MITRE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml CVE, MITRE
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.371754 CVE, MITRE
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651 CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652 CVE, MITRE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/3 CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/9 CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/08/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-ruby/ CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31699 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2334 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45935 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10034 CVE, MITRE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/ CVE, MITRE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html CVE, MITRE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-287 Improper Authentication cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-3905
NVD Published Date:
09/04/2008
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE