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Facebook CVE-2018-6337

HIGH
Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer (CWE-212)
2018-12-31 cve-assign@fb.com
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: fb
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Vendor (fb) PRIMARY
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (fb) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: fb

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Dec 31, 2018 - 22:29 cve.org
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

folly::secureRandom will re-use a buffer between parent and child processes when fork() is called. That will result in multiple forked children producing repeat (or similar) results. This affects HHVM 3.26 prior to 3.26.3 and the folly library between v2017.12.11.00 and v2018.08.09.00.

AnalysisAI

folly::secureRandom will re-use a buffer between parent and child processes when fork() is called. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-212. folly::secureRandom will re-use a buffer between parent and child processes when fork() is called. That will result in multiple forked children producing repeat (or similar) results. This affects HHVM 3.26 prior to 3.26.3 and the folly library between v2017.12.11.00 and v2018.08.09.00. Affected products include: Facebook Folly, Facebook Hhvm. Version information: prior to 3.26.3.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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