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 properly restrict access to critical variables and methods at various safe levels, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via (1) untrace_var, (2) $PROGRAM_NAME, and (3) syslog at safe level 4, and (4) insecure methods at safe levels 1 through 3.
Published 2008-08-13 01:41:00
Updated 2018-10-11 20:48:55
Source MITRE
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Threat overview for CVE-2008-3655

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2008-3655
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 443
IPs affected by CVE-2008-3655 1,791
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3655

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 31.10%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 97 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-3655

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
7.5
HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-3655

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

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Products affected by CVE-2008-3655

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