resolv.rb in Ruby 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p287, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p72, and 1.9 r18423 and earlier uses sequential transaction IDs and constant source ports for DNS requests, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-09-04T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:53:00.497Z

Reserved: 2008-09-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-3905

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-09-04T17:41:00.000

Modified: 2018-10-03T21:55:58.573

Link: CVE-2008-3905

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2008-08-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-3905 - Bugzilla