CVE-2008-4107 | BDVDB-2026-32443 Detail
Description#
The (1) rand and (2) mt_rand functions in PHP 5.2.6 do not produce cryptographically strong random numbers, which allows attackers to leverage exposures in products that rely on these functions for security-relevant functionality, as demonstrated by the password-reset functionality in Joomla! 1.5.x and WordPress before 2.6.2, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2107, CVE-2008-2108, and CVE-2008-4102.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31737
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152830017099&w=2
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4271
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31115
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496237/100/0/threaded
- http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2553
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/6
- http://osvdb.org/48700
- http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-05.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31870
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496287/100/0/threaded
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020869
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00629.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00607.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.