CVE-2008-3905

Summary

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 & exploitability

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected products we track (1)

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

• NVD record
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31430
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32165
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32219
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32255
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32256
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32371
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32948
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33178