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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.
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10844
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.
Family:
unix
Status:
ACCEPTED
Platform(s):
- CentOS Linux 4
- CentOS Linux 3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Oracle Linux 4
- Oracle Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
- CentOS Linux 5
Class:
vulnerability
Reference(s):
- CVE-2008-2108
Product(s):