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TI-2010-01087 Aliases CVE-2010-1128GHSA-59wc-4gch-hhw5

The Linear Congruential Generator (LCG) in PHP before 5.2.13 does not provide the…

Priority LOW 39CWE-310Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The Linear Congruential Generator (LCG) in PHP before 5.2.13 does not provide the expected entropy, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to guess values that were intended to be unpredictable, as demonstrated by session cookies generated by using the uniqid function.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08088 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.2.12VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.3VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.4VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.5VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.6VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.7VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.8VulnerablePHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.2.12 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.3 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.4 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.5 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.6 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.7 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.8 Vulnerable ·PHP
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.9VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.10VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.11VulnerablePHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.9 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.10 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.11 Vulnerable ·PHP

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2010:0919 Released 2010-11-29 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    php security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) php-5.1.6-27.el5_5.3, php-5.1.6-27.el5_5.3.i386, php-5.1.6-27.el5_5.3.ia64 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 php-4.3.9-3.31, php-4.3.9-3.31.i386, php-4.3.9-3.31.ia64 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) php-5.1.6-27.el5_5.3, php-5.1.6-27.el5_5.3.i386, php-bcmath-5.1.6-27.el5_5.3 +35
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 php-4.3.9-3.31, php-4.3.9-3.31.i386, php-devel-4.3.9-3.31 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 php-4.3.9-3.31, php-4.3.9-3.31.i386, php-4.3.9-3.31.ia64 +39
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 php-4.3.9-3.31, php-4.3.9-3.31.i386, php-4.3.9-3.31.ia64 +39

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2010:0919
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0919
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2010:0919
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0919
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0919
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2010:0919

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-1128
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-59wc-4gch-hhw5

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2024-04260 Argument Injection in PHP-CGI KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-08259 Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-01607 sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-78794 PHP remote code execution via stale global state KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2026-78793 Out-of-memory handling flaw in PHP allows remote code execution KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2015-00205 Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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