CVEs-PoC/2008/CVE-2008-2107.md

### [CVE-2008-2107](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2107)
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### Description

The GENERATE_SEED macro in PHP 4.x before 4.4.8 and 5.x before 5.2.5, when running on 32-bit systems, performs a multiplication using values that can produce a zero seed in rare circumstances, which allows context-dependent attackers to predict subsequent values of the rand and mt_rand functions and possibly bypass protection mechanisms that rely on an unknown initial seed.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3859
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0546.html

#### Github
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