CVE-2011-3009

Ruby before 1.8.6-p114 does not reset the random seed upon forking, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to predict the values of random numbers by leveraging knowledge of the number sequence obtained in a different child process, a related issue to CVE-2003-0900.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:p111:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p110:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p36:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:29

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/4338 - () http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/4338 -
References () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0070.html - () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0070.html -
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/1 - Patch () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/1 - Patch
References () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1581.html - () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1581.html -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49126 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49126 -
References () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69157 - () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69157 -

Information

Published : 2011-08-05 22:55

Updated : 2024-11-21 01:29


NVD link : CVE-2011-3009

Mitre link : CVE-2011-3009

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-3009


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Products Affected

ruby-lang

  • ruby
CWE
CWE-310

Cryptographic Issues