{"id":"CVE-2006-0632","aliases":["EUVD-2006-0639","GHSA-3265-vrfj-hjqg"],"status":"published","title":"The gen_rand_string function in phpBB 2.0.19 uses insufficiently random data (small value space)...","description":"The gen_rand_string function in phpBB 2.0.19 uses insufficiently random data (small value space) to create the activation key (\"validation ID\") that is sent by e-mail when establishing a password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain the key and modify passwords for existing accounts or create new accounts.","severity":{"version":"2.0","score":6.4,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.02561,"percentile":0.8521,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"published":"2006-02-10T11:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T22:20:58Z","products":[{"vendor":"phpbb_group","product":"phpbb"}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/424074/100/0/threaded","tags":["mailing-list","x_refsource_BUGTRAQ","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.r-security.net/tutorials/view/readtutorial.php?id=4","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/18727","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_SECUNIA","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0461","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_VUPEN","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24573","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_XF","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/22949","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_OSVDB","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0632"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3265-vrfj-hjqg"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2006-0632","description":"The gen_rand_string function in phpBB 2.0.19 uses insufficiently random data (small value space) to create the activation key (\"validation ID\") that is sent by e-mail when establishing a password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain the key and modify passwords for existing accounts or create new accounts.","status":"published","published":"2006-02-10T11:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-07T16:41:28.998Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:52.947472Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2006-0639","description":"The gen_rand_string function in phpBB 2.0.19 uses insufficiently random data (small value space) to create the activation key (\"validation ID\") that is sent by e-mail when establishing a password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain the key and modify passwords for existing accounts or create new accounts.","status":"published","published":"2006-02-10T11:00:00Z","modified":"2024-08-07T16:41:28Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T01:16:08.538379Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-3265-vrfj-hjqg","title":"The gen_rand_string function in phpBB 2.0.19 uses insufficiently random data (small value space)...","description":"The gen_rand_string function in phpBB 2.0.19 uses insufficiently random data (small value space) to create the activation key (\"validation ID\") that is sent by e-mail when establishing a password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain the key and modify passwords for existing accounts or create new accounts.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-01T06:41:35Z","modified":"2023-01-31T05:00:38Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:47:53.77912Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2006-0632","description":"The gen_rand_string function in phpBB 2.0.19 uses insufficiently random data (small value space) to create the activation key (\"validation ID\") that is sent by e-mail when establishing a password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain the key and modify passwords for existing accounts or create new accounts.","status":"published","published":"2006-02-10T11:02:00Z","modified":"2026-06-16T22:20:58.56Z","cvss":[{"version":"2.0","score":6.4,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:01:00.920802Z"}]}}