Ruby before 1.8.6-p114 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.
CVE-2011-3009
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 79.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 5, 2011
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (12)
- cve@mitrehttp://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/4338
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0070.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/1
- cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1581.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49126
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69157
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/4338
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0070.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1581.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49126
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69157
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2011-3009(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:8838Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- RHSA-2026:7307Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- RHSA-2026:7305Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
Patch Availability(5)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | ruby4-0-main-4.0.0-33.3.hum1 | 2026-04-17 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby3-3-main-3.3.10-23.1.hum1 | 2026-04-09 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby3-4-main-3.4.8-31.1.hum1 | 2026-04-09 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby-0:1.8.5-22.el5_7.1 | 2012-01-30 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby-0:1.8.7.352-3.el6 | 2011-12-05 | redhat |
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