CVE-2011-2686

ruby: Properly initialize the random number generator when forking new process

Published Aug 5, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed
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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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-88-1 ruby1.8 security update
EUVD 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 Ubuntu USN USN-1377-1 Ruby vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:08 PM
Reserved
Jul 11, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 5, 2011, 9:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:31 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jul 2, 2011, 12:00 AM