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CVE-2016-6485

The __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.

Published

2017-03-01T20:59:00.220

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-327

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	magento	magento2	-	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/27/14 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/magento/magento2/pull/15017 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/27/14 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/magento/magento2/pull/15017 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)