CVE-2010-1128

php: LCG entropy weakness

Published Mar 26, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 6.4 Medium EPSS 8.1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2089-1 New php5 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD 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 Ubuntu USN USN-989-1 PHP vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 1:14 AM
Reserved
Mar 26, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 26, 2010, 8:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:17 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 25, 2010, 12:00 AM