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CVE-2008-3657 Details

Description

The dl module in Ruby 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p286, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p71, and 1.9 through r18423 does not check "taintness" of inputs, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe levels and execute dangerous functions by accessing a library using DL.dlopen.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494401	CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31430	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31697	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32165	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32219	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32255	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32256	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32371	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33178	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44372	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9793	CVE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549	CVE
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm	CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html	CVE
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0264	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html	CVE
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/08/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-ruby/	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495884/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30644	CVE	ExploitPatch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020652	CVE
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html	CVE	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2334	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494401	[email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/31430	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31697	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32165	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32219	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32255	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32256	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32371	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33178	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44372	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9793	[email protected]
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549	[email protected]
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm	[email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html	[email protected]
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0264	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html	[email protected]
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/08/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-ruby/	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495884/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30644	[email protected]	ExploitPatch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020652	[email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html	[email protected]	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2334	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ruby-lang ruby	<= 1.8.5 1.6.8 1.8.0 1.8.1 1.8.1 -9
CPE cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.6.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.1:-9:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:preview2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:preview3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:preview4:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:preview1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:preview2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:preview3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:preview1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:preview2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:preview3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p11:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p113:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p115:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p12:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p35:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview4:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview5:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p110:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p114:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p17:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p22:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p71:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview4:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

ruby-lang ruby

<= 1.8.5

1.6.8

1.8.0

1.8.1

1.8.1 -9

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.1:-9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p113:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p115:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p12:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p35:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p110:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p114:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p17:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p22:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p71:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 13, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]