CVE-2010-1128

Public Exploit

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.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.79% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory php.net Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0479 patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_13.php vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0919.html vendor advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://secunia.com/advisories/38708 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38430 vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/42410 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3081 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1128?
CVE-2010-1128 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1128?
To fix CVE-2010-1128, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-1128 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-1128 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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