CVE 2008-3655
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.
Related bugs and status
CVE-2008-3655 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #246818: [CVE-2008-2376] Integer overflow in the rb_ary_fill function in array.c in Ruby
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 246818 | [CVE-2008-2376] Integer overflow in the rb_ary_fill function in array.c in Ruby | ruby1.8 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 246818 | [CVE-2008-2376] Integer overflow in the rb_ary_fill function in array.c in Ruby | ruby1.8 (Ubuntu Dapper) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 246818 | [CVE-2008-2376] Integer overflow in the rb_ary_fill function in array.c in Ruby | ruby1.8 (Ubuntu Feisty) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 246818 | [CVE-2008-2376] Integer overflow in the rb_ary_fill function in array.c in Ruby | ruby1.8 (Ubuntu Gutsy) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 246818 | [CVE-2008-2376] Integer overflow in the rb_ary_fill function in array.c in Ruby | ruby1.8 (Ubuntu Hardy) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
Bug #257122: Multiple vulnerabilities in Ruby
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257122 | Multiple vulnerabilities in Ruby | ruby1.8 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 257122 | Multiple vulnerabilities in Ruby | ruby1.9 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 257122 | Multiple vulnerabilities in Ruby | ruby1.8 (Ubuntu Feisty) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 257122 | Multiple vulnerabilities in Ruby | ruby1.9 (Ubuntu Feisty) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 257122 | Multiple vulnerabilities in Ruby | ruby1.8 (Ubuntu Gutsy) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 257122 | Multiple vulnerabilities in Ruby | ruby1.9 (Ubuntu Gutsy) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 257122 | Multiple vulnerabilities in Ruby | ruby1.8 (Ubuntu Intrepid) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 257122 | Multiple vulnerabilities in Ruby | ruby1.9 (Ubuntu Intrepid) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 257122 | Multiple vulnerabilities in Ruby | ruby1.8 (Ubuntu Dapper) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 257122 | Multiple vulnerabilities in Ruby | ruby1.9 (Ubuntu Dapper) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 257122 | Multiple vulnerabilities in Ruby | ruby1.8 (Ubuntu Hardy) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 257122 | Multiple vulnerabilities in Ruby | ruby1.9 (Ubuntu Hardy) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
Bug #261459: DOS Vulnerability in Ruby REXML
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 261459 | DOS Vulnerability in Ruby REXML | ruby1.8 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 261459 | DOS Vulnerability in Ruby REXML | ruby1.8 (Ubuntu Dapper) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 261459 | DOS Vulnerability in Ruby REXML | ruby1.8 (Ubuntu Gutsy) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 261459 | DOS Vulnerability in Ruby REXML | ruby1.8 (Ubuntu Hardy) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
See the 
CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
