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Vulnerability details: VCID-pegr-f5mh-ekdz
Vulnerability ID VCID-pegr-f5mh-ekdz
Aliases CVE-2008-3905
GHSA-vwcj-mf69-7rfw
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Ruby that allow for attacks including arbitrary code execution and Denial of Service.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 5.2
Risk 2.6
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
System Score Found at
epss 0.03225 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3905
epss 0.03225 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3905
epss 0.03225 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3905
epss 0.03225 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3905
epss 0.03225 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3905
epss 0.03225 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3905
epss 0.03225 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3905
epss 0.03225 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3905
epss 0.03225 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3905
cvssv2 5.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3905
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-3905.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3905
http://secunia.com/advisories/31430
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/32948
http://secunia.com/advisories/33178
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45935
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.371754
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3905
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10034
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
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/04/9
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/bid/31699
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2334
461495 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461495
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p111:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p111:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p230:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p230:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p36:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p36:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p17:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p17:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p22:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p22:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:p286:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:p286:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:p71:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:p71:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:r18423:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:r18423:*:*:*:*:*:*
GLSA-200812-17 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200812-17
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/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3905
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 0.87007
EPSS Score 0.03225
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:01:37.011178+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200812-17 38.0.0