CVE-2006-0632: Undefined Security Weakness

The genrandstring 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...

Easily exploitable Pseudo Random Number generator in phpbb version 2.0.19 and under.

I. DESCRIPTION Easily exploitable Pseudo Random Number generator in phpbb version 2.0.19 and under. II. DETAILS Due to poor design the genrandstring can only generate upto 1 million hashes or random strings. This allow an attacker to reset any account through the lost password request form by...