CVE-2008-4107

N/A Unknown
Published: September 18, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152830017099&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/48700
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31737
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31870
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4271
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020869
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-262/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/6
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496237/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496287/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31115
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-02.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-04.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-05.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2553
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45956
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00607.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00629.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122152830017099&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/48700
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31737
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31870
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4271
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020869
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-262/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496237/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496287/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31115
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-02.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-04.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-05.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2553
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45956
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00607.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00629.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

38 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
10.4%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

php

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