CVE-2011-2705

The SecureRandom.random_bytes function in lib/securerandom.rb in Ruby before 1.8.7-p352 and 1.9.x before 1.9.2-p290 relies on PID values for initialization, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to predict the result string by leveraging knowledge of random strings obtained in an earlier process with the same PID.

Date published : 2011-08-05

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49015

http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/4579