CVE-2008-4107

PHP 5.2.6 - Weak Random Number Generation in rand and mt_rand Functions

Title source: llm

Description

The (1) rand and (2) mt_rand functions in PHP 5.2.6 do not produce cryptographically strong random numbers, which allows attackers to leverage exposures in products that rely on these functions for security-relevant functionality, as demonstrated by the password-reset functionality in Joomla! 1.5.x and WordPress before 2.6.2, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-2107, CVE-2008-2108, and CVE-2008-4102.

References (19)

Core 19

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00629.html

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-05.txt

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/31737

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152830017099&w=2

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4271

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31115

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496237/100/0/threaded

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2553

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/6

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb

http://osvdb.org/48700

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/31870

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496287/100/0/threaded

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://securitytracker.com/id?1020869

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00607.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45956

Product x_refsource_confirm

http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-262/

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-04.txt

Various Sources x_refsource_misc

http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-02.txt

Scores

EPSS 0.1037

EPSS Percentile 93.3%

Details

CWE

CWE-189

Status published

Products (39)

php/php 4.0 beta1 (4 CPE variants)

php/php 4.0.0

php/php 4.0.1 (3 CPE variants)

php/php 4.0.2

php/php 4.0.3 patch1

php/php 4.0.4 patch1

php/php 4.0.5

php/php 4.0.6

php/php 4.0.7 (4 CPE variants)

php/php 4.1.0

... and 29 more

Published Sep 18, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026