Description
Bugzilla 3.2.1, 3.0.7, and 3.3.2, when running under mod_perl, calls the srand function at startup time, which causes Apache children to have the same seed and produce insufficiently random numbers for random tokens, which allows remote attackers to bypass cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection mechanisms and conduct unauthorized activities as other users.
Published: 2009-02-09
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-0490 Bugzilla 3.2.1, 3.0.7, and 3.3.2, when running under mod_perl, calls the srand function at startup time, which causes Apache children to have the same seed and produce insufficiently random numbers for random tokens, which allows remote attackers to bypass cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection mechanisms and conduct unauthorized activities as other users.
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Mozilla Bugzilla
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:40:03.437Z

Reserved: 2009-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-0486

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-02-09T17:30:00.437

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-0486

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-02-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-0486 - Bugzilla

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