CVE-2010-1128

N/A
Published: March 26, 2010 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPHP

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 8%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (8)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38708
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/42410
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_13.php
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38430
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0479

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-310

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