Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0479
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_13.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0919.html
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38708
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38430
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42410
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3081
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0479
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_13.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0919.html
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38708
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38430
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42410
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3081