CVE-2010-1128

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.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

6.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

EPSS

8.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 95th percentile

Published

2010-03-26

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33677

Security advisories

• http://secunia.com/advisories/38708
• http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_13.php
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0479
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0919.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38430

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry