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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2089-1 | New php5 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
EUVD |
EUVD-2010-1159 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-989-1 | PHP vulnerabilities |
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Solution
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T01:14:06.300Z
Reserved: 2010-03-26T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2010-1128
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2010-03-26T20:30:00.877
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2010-1128
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN