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CVE-2010-1128 Detail

Description

The Linear Congruential Generator (LCG) in PHP before 5.2.13 does not provide the expected entropy, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to guess values that were intended to be unpredictable, as demonstrated by session cookies generated by using the uniqid function.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (04/14/2010)

Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=577582 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/38708 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/38708 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/42410
http://secunia.com/advisories/42410
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_13.php Vendor Advisory 
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_13.php Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0919.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0919.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38430 Exploit 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38430 Exploit 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0479 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0479 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3081
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3081

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-1128
NVD Published Date:
03/26/2010
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE