CVE-2008-3905
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8EPSS 2.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-287
- EPSS score
- 2.4% (84th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3891)
- Published
- September 4, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3891 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
- ruby-lang / ruby
References
- 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
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.371754
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/3(Exploit)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/9
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html
- http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/08/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-ruby/(Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31699
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2334
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45935
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10034
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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