CVE-2011-2686
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CVE-2011-2686 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 2.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby-Lang | Ruby | <= 1.8.7-334 | — |
| Ruby-Lang | Ruby | 1.8.7 | P22 |
| Ruby-Lang | Ruby | 1.8.7-160 | — |
| Ruby-Lang | Ruby | 1.8.7-173 | — |
| Ruby-Lang | Ruby | 1.8.7-248 | — |
| Ruby-Lang | Ruby | 1.8.7-249 | — |
| Ruby-Lang | Ruby | 1.8.7-299 | — |
| Ruby-Lang | Ruby | 1.8.7-302 | — |
| Ruby-Lang | Ruby | 1.8.7-330 | — |
| Ruby-Lang | Ruby | 1.8.7-p21 | — |
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