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CVE-2008-2108

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.8 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 64-bit systems, performs a multiplication that generates a portion of zero bits during conversion due to insufficient precision, which produces 24 bits of entropy and simplifies brute force attacks against protection mechanisms that use the rand and mt_rand functions.

Affected Platforms

Debian Debian LinuxPhp PhpCanonical Ubuntu LinuxFedoraproject Fedora

Weakness Type

CWE-331

References