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CVE-2008-2107

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2008-05-07 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The GENERATE_SEED macro in PHP 4.x before 4.4.8 and 5.x before 5.2.5, when running on 32-bit systems, performs a multiplication using values that can produce a zero seed in rare circumstances, which allows context-dependent attackers to predict subsequent values of the rand and mt_rand functions and possibly bypass protection mechanisms that rely on an unknown initial seed.

Affected Platforms

Php Php

Weakness Type

CWE-189

References