CVE-2010-1128
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38708
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42410
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_13.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0919.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38430
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0479
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3081
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38708
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42410
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_13.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0919.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38430
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0479
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3081
CWEs
CWE-310
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.