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CVE-2016-6485
Published: Mar 1, 2017
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
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n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://github.com/magento/magento2/pull/15017
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