Description
Ruby before 1.8.7-p352 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. NOTE: this issue exists because of a regression during Ruby 1.8.6 development.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-88-1 | ruby1.8 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2011-2668 | Ruby before 1.8.7-p352 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. NOTE: this issue exists because of a regression during Ruby 1.8.6 development. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1377-1 | Ruby vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T23:08:23.714Z
Reserved: 2011-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-2686
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Status : Modified
Published: 2011-08-05T21:55:04.467
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-2686
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN