01 Record
CVE-2006-0632
The gen_rand_string function in phpBB 2.0.19 uses insufficiently random data (small value space) to create the activation key ("validation ID") that is sent by e-mail when establishing a password,
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The gen_rand_string function in phpBB 2.0.19 uses insufficiently random data (small value space) to create the activation key ("validation ID") that is sent by e-mail when establishing a password,
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.56% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 84.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-02-10 11:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 16:41Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-02-10
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 53342732f559bc36c1c56429aecb6d44085e493781a68d7251bf54cdb1b687b3
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com20060205 Easily exploitable Pseudo Random Number generator in phpbb version 2.0.19 and under.http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424074/100/0/threaded
- www.r-security.nethttp://www.r-security.net/tutorials/view/readtutorial.php?id=4
- secunia.com18727http://secunia.com/advisories/18727
- www.vupen.comADV-2006-0461http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0461
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comphpbb-weak-rnd(24573)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24573
- www.osvdb.org22949http://www.osvdb.org/22949