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Vulnerability details: VCID-r8r3-3x8p-ebh5
Vulnerability ID VCID-r8r3-3x8p-ebh5
Aliases CVE-2008-3790
GHSA-96jc-f6m3-pf2w
OSV-47753
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 4.5
Risk 9.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
System Score Found at
epss 0.28838 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3790
epss 0.28838 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3790
epss 0.28838 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3790
epss 0.28838 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3790
epss 0.28838 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3790
epss 0.28838 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3790
epss 0.28838 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3790
epss 0.28838 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3790
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3790
Reference id Reference type URL
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/19f69e8a081fc0d1/e138e014b74352ca
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2008-3790.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2008-3790
http://secunia.com/advisories/31602
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/33178
http://secunia.com/advisories/33185
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44628
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10393
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/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexml
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/9/3/rails-2-0-4-maintenance-release
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/4
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexml/
http://www.ruby-lang.org/security/20080823rexml/rexml-expansion-fix.rb
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30802
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020735
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2428
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2483
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
460134 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460134
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:p286:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p286:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p287:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p287:*:*:*:*:*:*
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: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:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p72:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p72:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2008-3790 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3790
CVE-2008-3790;OSVDB-47753 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/32292.rb
CVE-2008-3790;OSVDB-47753 Exploit https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30802/info
GLSA-200812-17 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200812-17
RHSA-2008:0897 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0897
USN-651-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/
USN-691-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/691-1/
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Aug. 23, 2008
Description Ruby 1.9 - REXML Remote Denial of Service
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date Aug. 23, 2008
Exploit type dos
Platform linux
Source update date Dec. 21, 2016
Source URL https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30802/info
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3790
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 0.96523
EPSS Score 0.28838
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:01:37.000397+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200812-17 38.0.0