CVE-2016-6485: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
(updated )
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.
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/3
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/27/14
- github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/magento/product-community-edition/CVE-2016-6485.yaml
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-h7qw-mxrm-c6h2
- github.com/magento/magento2/pull/15017
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6485
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