CVE-2011-3009 | BDVDB-2026-46913 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49126
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1581.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69157
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0070.html
- http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/4338
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/1
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.