CVE-2008-4107: Medium severity php vulnerability

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2008-4107?

CVE-2008-4107 has a medium severity rating due to its potential impact on security-related functionalities in applications using the affected PHP versions.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2008-4107?

To fix CVE-2008-4107, you should upgrade your PHP version to at least 5.2.5 or apply patches that address the vulnerabilities associated with the rand and mt_rand functions.

Q: Which PHP versions are affected by CVE-2008-4107?

CVE-2008-4107 affects PHP versions 4.x and 5.0.x up to 5.2.4, including specific iterations of 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3.

Q: What are the implications of CVE-2008-4107?

The implications of CVE-2008-4107 include the risk of attackers exploiting weak randomness in functions like password generation and session management, leading to insecure applications.

Q: Is CVE-2008-4107 still relevant today?

While CVE-2008-4107 pertains to older PHP versions, it is still relevant for systems running these outdated versions, posing significant security risks.

Published Sep 18, 2008

Updated

The (1) rand and (2) mtrand 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.

Affected Software

64 affected components

PHP PHP=4.3.9

PHP PHP=4.0-beta1

PHP PHP=4.2.0

PHP PHP=4.4.4

PHP PHP=4.1.0

PHP PHP=4.3.4

PHP PHP=4.3.0

PHP PHP=4.0.5

PHP PHP=4.3.6

PHP PHP=4.0.7-rc4

PHP PHP=4.0.7-rc2

PHP PHP=4.3.7

PHP PHP=4.2.2

PHP PHP=4.4.2

PHP PHP=4.0-rc1

PHP PHP=4.3.2

PHP PHP=4.3.11

PHP PHP=4.0.0

PHP PHP=4.0.3-patch1

PHP PHP=4.0.7

PHP PHP=4.0.2

PHP PHP=4.3.3

PHP PHP=4.1.1

PHP PHP=4.4.3

PHP PHP=4.2.3

PHP PHP=4.4.5

PHP PHP=4.0.1-patch1

PHP PHP=4.0.1-patch2

PHP PHP=4.0.6

PHP PHP=4.1.2

PHP PHP=4.0.7-rc3

PHP PHP=4.0-rc2

PHP PHP=4.3.1

PHP PHP=4.4.0

PHP PHP=4.3.10

PHP PHP=4.2.1

PHP PHP=4.0.4-patch1

PHP PHP=4.0.1

PHP PHP=4.4.6

PHP PHP=4.2

PHP PHP<=4.4.8

PHP PHP=4.4.1

PHP PHP=4.0-beta3

PHP PHP=4.3.8

PHP PHP=4.3.5

PHP PHP=4.4.7

PHP PHP=5.1.5

PHP PHP=5.1.2

PHP PHP=5.0.0-beta1

PHP PHP=5.1.6

PHP PHP=5.2.2

PHP PHP=5.0.5

PHP PHP=5.0.1

PHP PHP=5.1.4

PHP PHP=5.0.4

PHP PHP=5.2.3

PHP PHP=5.1.0

PHP PHP<=5.2.5

PHP PHP=5.2.0

PHP PHP=5.2.4

PHP PHP=5.0.0-rc1

PHP PHP=5.2.1

PHP PHP=5.0.0-beta4

PHP PHP=5.0.0-beta2

Event History

Sep 18, 2008

CVE Published

via MITRE·05:47 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·05:47 PM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4107?

CVE-2008-4107 has a medium severity rating due to its potential impact on security-related functionalities in applications using the affected PHP versions.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4107?

To fix CVE-2008-4107, you should upgrade your PHP version to at least 5.2.5 or apply patches that address the vulnerabilities associated with the rand and mt_rand functions.

Which PHP versions are affected by CVE-2008-4107?