CVE-2011-3009 (GCVE-0-2011-3009)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-08-05 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 23:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49126 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-15… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0070.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/4338 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Date Public
2011-07-20 00:00
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