CVE catalog
CVE-2008-3905
ruby1.9 - several vulnerabilities
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.42% · Oct 25, 2026
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. ruby: use of predictable source port and transaction id in DNS requests done by resolv.rb module
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ruby1.9 | 4.0 | 1.9.0+20060609-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby1.9 | 4.0 | 1.9.0+20060609-1etch1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby1.9 | 4.0 | 1.9.0+20060609-1etch2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby1.9 | 4.0 | 1.9.0+20060609-1etch3 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ruby1.9 | deb | 4.0 | 1.9.0+20060609-1etch3 | Not reported | DSA-1652-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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