Joomla! 1.5 before 1.5.7 initializes PHP's PRNG with a weak seed, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the pseudo-random values produced by PHP's mt_rand function, as demonstrated by guessing password reset tokens, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3681.
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Configurations
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History
21 Nov 2024, 00:50
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References | () http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/272-20080902-core-random-number-generation-flaw.html - | |
References | () http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122115344915232&w=2 - | |
References | () http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122118210029084&w=2 - | |
References | () http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152798516853&w=2 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/31789 - | |
References | () http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4271 - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496237/100/0/threaded - | |
References | () http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-04.txt - | |
References | () http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/ - | |
References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45068 - |
Information
Published : 2008-09-18 17:59
Updated : 2024-11-21 00:50
NVD link : CVE-2008-4102
Mitre link : CVE-2008-4102
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-4102
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Products Affected
joomla
- joomla
CWE
CWE-189
Numeric Errors