CVE-2016-6485

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-6485
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-01 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2018-07-10 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionThe __construct function in Framework/Encryption/Crypt.php in Magento 2 uses the PHP rand function to generate a random number for the initialization vector, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by guessing the value.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-327

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Magento Magento2 - All All All
Application Magento Magento2 - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: Ruining the Magic of Magento's Encryption Library MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
chore: use random_int() in some places by DanielRuf · Pull Request #15017 · magento/magento2 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com
oss-security - Ruining the Magic of Magento's Encryption Library MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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