CVE-2010-5066 | BDVDB-2026-52837 Detail

Description#

The createRandomPassword function in includes/functions_common.php in Virtual War (aka VWar) 1.6.1 R2 uses a small range of values to select the seed argument for the PHP mt_srand function, which makes it easier for remote attackers to determine randomly generated passwords via a brute-force attack.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://dmcdonald.net/vwar.txt
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Aug/235

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12012-10-08Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.