CVE-2014-5386

Published: Dec 28, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The mcrypt_create_iv function in hphp/runtime/ext/mcrypt/ext_mcrypt.cpp in Facebook HipHop Virtual Machine (HHVM) before 3.3.0 does not seed the random number generator, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging the use of a single initialization vector.

Affected (1)

Products: Facebook: Hiphop Virtual Machine

Facebook

1 product

Hiphop Virtual Machine

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Facebook Hiphop Virtual Machine	Up to 3.2.0

Related CWEs

CWE-310

References (2)

https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/commit/ab6fdeb84fb090b48606b6f7933028cfe7bf3a5e

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/commit/ab6fdeb84fb090b48606b6f7933028cfe7bf3a5e

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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