Vulnerability CVE-2008-2107


Published: 2008-05-07   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
The GENERATE_SEED macro in PHP 4.x before 4.4.8 and 5.x before 5.2.5, when running on 32-bit systems, performs a multiplication using values that can produce a zero seed in rare circumstances, which allows context-dependent attackers to predict subsequent values of the rand and mt_rand functions and possibly bypass protection mechanisms that rely on an unknown initial seed.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
PHP GENERATE_SEED() Weak Random Number Seed Vulnerability
Stefan Esser
10.05.2008

Type:

CWE-189

(Numeric Errors)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
PHP -> PHP 

 References:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-05/0103.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3859
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1789
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:125
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:126
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:127
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:128
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:129
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:130
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0544.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0545.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0546.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0582.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491683/100/0/threaded
http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-02.txt
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42226
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42284
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10644
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00773.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00779.html

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