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TI-2008-02027 Aliases CVE-2008-2108GHSA-ch9c-f347-cqvw

The GENERATE_SEED macro in PHP 4.x before 4.4.8 and 5.x before 5.2.5, when running on…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-331Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04289 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 5 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 to before 4.4.8; 5.0.0 to before 5.2.5VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.06VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*8.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 to before 4.4.8; 5.0.0 to before 5.2.5 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.06 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 8.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2008:0582 Released 2008-07-22 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    php security update
    • Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) php-5.1.6-3.el4s1.10, php-5.1.6-3.el4s1.10.i386, php-bcmath-5.1.6-3.el4s1.10 +35
    • Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) php-5.1.6-3.el4s1.10, php-5.1.6-3.el4s1.10.i386, php-bcmath-5.1.6-3.el4s1.10 +35
  • RHSA-2008:0546 Released 2008-07-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    php security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 php-4.1.2-2.20, php-4.1.2-2.20.i386, php-4.1.2-2.20.ia64 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 php-4.1.2-2.20, php-4.1.2-2.20.i386, php-devel-4.1.2-2.20.i386 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 php-4.1.2-2.20, php-4.1.2-2.20.i386, php-devel-4.1.2-2.20.i386 +6
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 php-4.1.2-2.20, php-4.1.2-2.20.ia64, php-devel-4.1.2-2.20.ia64 +6
  • RHSA-2008:0545 Released 2008-07-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    php security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 php-4.3.9-3.22.12, php-4.3.9-3.22.12.i386, php-4.3.9-3.22.12.ia64 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 php-4.3.9-3.22.12, php-4.3.9-3.22.12.i386, php-devel-4.3.9-3.22.12 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 php-4.3.9-3.22.12, php-4.3.9-3.22.12.i386, php-4.3.9-3.22.12.ia64 +39
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 php-4.3.9-3.22.12, php-4.3.9-3.22.12.i386, php-4.3.9-3.22.12.ia64 +39
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2008:0544 Released 2008-07-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    php security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 php-4.3.2-48.ent, php-4.3.2-48.ent.i386, php-devel-4.3.2-48.ent +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) php-5.1.6-20.el5_2.1, php-5.1.6-20.el5_2.1.i386, php-5.1.6-20.el5_2.1.ia64 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 php-4.3.2-48.ent, php-4.3.2-48.ent.i386, php-4.3.2-48.ent.ia64 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) php-5.1.6-20.el5_2.1, php-5.1.6-20.el5_2.1.i386, php-bcmath-5.1.6-20.el5_2.1 +35
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 php-4.3.2-48.ent, php-4.3.2-48.ent.i386, php-4.3.2-48.ent.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 php-4.3.2-48.ent, php-4.3.2-48.ent.i386, php-4.3.2-48.ent.ia64 +18
  • RHSA-2008:0505 Released 2008-07-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Application Stack v2.1 security and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Application Stack v2 for Enterprise Linux (v.5) httpd-2.2.8-1.el5s2, httpd-2.2.8-1.el5s2.i386, httpd-devel-2.2.8-1.el5s2 +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4)Fixed RHSA-2008:0582
Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4)Fixed RHSA-2008:0582
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0544
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2008:0544
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2008:0546
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0544
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0545
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2008:0544
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0545
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0546
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0544
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0545
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0546
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2008:0544
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2008:0545
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2008:0546

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2108
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ch9c-f347-cqvw

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 17

Other 1

Sources

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