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Vulnerability details: VCID-4yvc-uzev-wua4
Vulnerability ID VCID-4yvc-uzev-wua4
Aliases CVE-2008-3655
GHSA-p524-ppf2-w36w
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Ruby that allow for attacks including arbitrary code execution and Denial of Service.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 6.8
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
System Score Found at
epss 0.29733 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3655
epss 0.29733 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3655
epss 0.29733 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3655
epss 0.29733 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3655
epss 0.29733 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3655
epss 0.29733 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3655
epss 0.29733 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3655
epss 0.29733 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3655
cvssv2 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3655
Reference id Reference type URL
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494401
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-3655.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3655
http://secunia.com/advisories/31430
http://secunia.com/advisories/31697
http://secunia.com/advisories/32165
http://secunia.com/advisories/32219
http://secunia.com/advisories/32255
http://secunia.com/advisories/32256
http://secunia.com/advisories/32371
http://secunia.com/advisories/32372
http://secunia.com/advisories/33178
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44369
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11602
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/08/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-ruby/
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0264
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0895.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/08/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-ruby/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495884/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30644
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020656
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2334
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
458948 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458948
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p11:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p113:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p113:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p12:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p12:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p35:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p35:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview5:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p110:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p110:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p114:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p114:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p71:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p71:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2008-3655 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3655
CVE-2008-3655;OSVDB-47470 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/remote/32224.rb
CVE-2008-3657;OSVDB-47472;CVE-2008-3655;OSVDB-47470 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/remote/32223.rb
GLSA-200812-17 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200812-17
RHSA-2008:0895 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0895
RHSA-2008:0896 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0896
RHSA-2008:0897 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0897
USN-651-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Aug. 11, 2008
Description Ruby 1.9 dl - Module DL.dlopen Arbitrary Library Access
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date Aug. 11, 2008
Exploit type remote
Platform multiple
Source update date Dec. 21, 2016
Source URL https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30644/info
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3655
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.96594
EPSS Score 0.29733
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:01:36.966296+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200812-17 38.0.0