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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

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00084
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-327Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
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Affected Products & Versions

1
magento magento2all versions
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Affected Packages

2
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Packagist magento/community-edition HIGH fixed in 2.2.6
Packagist magento/project-community-edition HIGH
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD01 Mar 2017 · 08:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/3Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/27/14Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/magento/magento2/pull/15017
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