CVE - CVE-2008-4102

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-4102	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Joomla! 1.5 before 1.5.7 initializes PHP's PRNG with a weak seed, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the pseudo-random values produced by PHP's mt_rand function, as demonstrated by guessing password reset tokens, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3681.
References
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BUGTRAQ:20080911 Advisory 04/2008: Joomla Weak Random Password Reset Token Vulnerability URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496237/100/0/threaded CONFIRM:http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/272-20080902-core-random-number-generation-flaw.html MISC:http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-04.txt MISC:http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/ MLIST:[oss-security] 20080911 CVE request for Joomla multiple vuln. URL:http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122118210029084&w=2 MLIST:[oss-security] 20080911 CVE request: joomla < 1.5.7 URL:http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122115344915232&w=2 MLIST:[oss-security] 20080916 Re: CVE request: joomla < 1.5.7 URL:http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152798516853&w=2 SECUNIA:31789 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31789 SREASON:4271 URL:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4271 XF:joomla-randomnumbers-info-disclosure(45068) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45068
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20080915	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080915)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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