CVE-2011-3009

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…

published August 5, 2011

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
80.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02023 · 80.7th percentile
Published
2011-08-05T22:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 AUG 22:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5