CVE-2008-2108

CVE Details

Release Date:	2008-05-07
Impact:	Low	What is this?

Description

The GENERATE_SEED macro in PHP 4.x before 4.4.8 and 5.x before 5.2.5, when running on 64-bit systems, performs a multiplication that generates a portion of zero bits during conversion due to insufficient precision, which produces 24 bits of entropy and simplifies brute force attacks against protection mechanisms that use the rand and mt_rand functions.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	7.5
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 3 (php)	ELSA-2008-0544	2008-07-16
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (php)	ELSA-2008-0545	2008-07-16
Oracle Linux version 5 (php)	ELSA-2008-0544	2008-07-16