CVE-2014-5386
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.015 · 74 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- facebook hiphop virtual machine≤ 3.2.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:facebook:hiphop_virtual_machine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (4)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://hhvm.com/blog/6239/hhvm-3-3-0Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/commit/ab6fdeb84fb090b48606b6f7933028cfe7bf3a5ecnnvd
- https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/commit/ab6fdeb84fb090b48606b6f7933028cfe7bf3a5eenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/commit/ab6fdeb84fb090b48606b6f7933028cfe7bf3a5envd
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