Joomla! 1.5 before 1.5.7 initializes PHPs PRNG with a weak seed, which makes it easier for attackers to guess the pseudo-random values produced by PHPs mt_rand function, as demonstrated by guessing password reset tokens, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3681.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5 (including) | 1.5 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5.1 (including) | 1.5.1 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5.2 (including) | 1.5.2 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5.3 (including) | 1.5.3 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5.4 (including) | 1.5.4 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5.5 (including) | 1.5.5 (including) |
| Joomla | Joomla | 1.5.6 (including) | 1.5.6 (including) |
References
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/272-20080902-core-random-number-generation-flaw.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security\u0026m=122115344915232\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security\u0026m=122118210029084\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security\u0026m=122152798516853\u0026w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31789
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4271
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496237/100/0/threaded
- http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-04.txt
- http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45068
- http://developer.joomla.org/security/news/272-20080902-core-random-number-generation-flaw.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security\u0026m=122115344915232\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security\u0026m=122118210029084\u0026w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security\u0026m=122152798516853\u0026w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31789
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4271
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496237/100/0/threaded
- http://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/SE-2008-04.txt
- http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45068