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#500087
CVE-2008-4107: The rand and mt_rand functions in PHP produce weak random numbers
Reported by: Stefan Fritsch <sf@sfritsch.de>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:57:02 UTC
Severity: wishlist
Tags: security
Found in version php5/5.2.6-3
Fixed in version 5.6.26+dfsg-1+rm
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Bug#500087; Package php5.
(Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:57:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).
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to Stefan Fritsch <sf@sfritsch.de>:
New Bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Debian Security Team <team@security.debian.org>, Debian Testing Security Team <secure-testing-team@lists.alioth.debian.org>, Debian PHP Maintainers <pkg-php-maint@lists.alioth.debian.org>.
(Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:57:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).
Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):
Package: php5
Version: 5.2.6-3
Severity: important
Tags: security
>From CVE-2008-4107:
The (1) rand and (2) mt_rand functions in PHP 5.2.6 do not produce
cryptographically strong random numbers, which allows attackers to
leverage exposures in products that rely on these functions for
security-relevant functionality, as demonstrated by the password-reset
functionality in Joomla! 1.5.x and WordPress before 2.6.2, a different
vulnerability than CVE-2008-2107, CVE-2008-2108, and CVE-2008-4102.
The advisory
http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/
talks about a new suhosin release that fixes this in php and not in the
applications. Maybe this fix could be backported to lenny once it becomes
available?
Information forwarded
to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Debian PHP Maintainers <pkg-php-maint@lists.alioth.debian.org>:
Bug#500087; Package php5.
(Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:03:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).
Acknowledgement sent
to "Raphael Geissert" <atomo64@gmail.com>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Debian PHP Maintainers <pkg-php-maint@lists.alioth.debian.org>.
(Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:03:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).
Message #10 received at 500087@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):
2008/9/24 Stefan Fritsch <sf@sfritsch.de>:
> Package: php5
> Version: 5.2.6-3
> Severity: important
> Tags: security
>
>
> >From CVE-2008-4107:
> The (1) rand and (2) mt_rand functions in PHP 5.2.6 do not produce
> cryptographically strong random numbers, which allows attackers to
> leverage exposures in products that rely on these functions for
> security-relevant functionality, as demonstrated by the password-reset
> functionality in Joomla! 1.5.x and WordPress before 2.6.2, a different
> vulnerability than CVE-2008-2107, CVE-2008-2108, and CVE-2008-4102.
IIRC it is just about calling mt_rand a couple of times every now and
then without using the generated values.
>
>
> The advisory
> http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/
> talks about a new suhosin release that fixes this in php and not in the
> applications. Maybe this fix could be backported to lenny once it becomes
> available?
Blocked by #498621, see #497871
>
>
>
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Severity set to `wishlist' from `important'
Request was from Raphael Geissert <atomo64@gmail.com>
to control@bugs.debian.org.
(Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:36:02 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).
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You have taken responsibility.
(Fri, 13 Jan 2017 13:06:24 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).
Notification sent
to Stefan Fritsch <sf@sfritsch.de>:
Bug acknowledged by developer.
(Fri, 13 Jan 2017 13:06:24 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).
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Version: 5.6.26+dfsg-1+rm
Dear submitter,
as the package php5 has just been removed from the Debian archive
unstable we hereby close the associated bug reports. We are sorry
that we couldn't deal with your issue properly.
For details on the removal, please see https://bugs.debian.org/841781
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