CVE-2008-2107

Publication date 7 May 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

The GENERATE_SEED macro in PHP 4.x before 4.4.8 and 5.x before 5.2.5, when running on 32-bit systems, performs a multiplication using values that can produce a zero seed in rare circumstances, which allows context-dependent attackers to predict subsequent values of the rand and mt_rand functions and possibly bypass protection mechanisms that rely on an unknown initial seed.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
php5 8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 5.2.4-2ubuntu5.3
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 5.2.3-1ubuntu6.4
7.04 feisty
Fixed 5.2.1-0ubuntu1.6
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 5.1.2-1ubuntu3.12

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