CVE-2011-3009
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 5, 2011
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 5, 2011
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 49126vdb-entry
- RHSA-2011:1581vendor-advisory
- ruby-random-number-weak-security(69157)vdb-entry
- RHSA-2012:0070vendor-advisory
- http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/4338
- [oss-security] 20110720 Re: CVE Request: ruby PRNG fixesmailing-list
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