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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade ruby-docsUpgrade ruby-riUpgrade ruby-rdocUpgrade ruby-modeUpgrade irbUpgrade ruby-irbUpgrade ruby-tcltkUpgrade ruby-libsUpgrade ruby-develUpgrade ruby | Dec 1, 2016 | Aug 5, 2011 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade ruby-docsUpgrade ruby-libsUpgrade ruby-riUpgrade ruby-staticUpgrade ruby-rdocUpgrade ruby-tcltkUpgrade ruby-modeUpgrade ruby-irbUpgrade rubyUpgrade ruby-devel | Oct 16, 2024 | Aug 5, 2011 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ruby-test-suiteUpgrade ruby-develUpgrade rubyUpgrade ruby-doc-riUpgrade ruby-examplesUpgrade ruby-tkUpgrade ruby-doc-html | Dec 12, 2013 | Aug 5, 2011 |
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