CVE-2018-6337
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
31/12/2018
Last modified:
06/05/2025
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:facebook:folly:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2017.12.11.00 (including) | 2018.08.09.00 (including) |
| cpe:2.3:a:facebook:hhvm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.26 (including) | 3.26.3 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/facebook/folly/commit/8e927ee48b114c8a2f90d0cbd5ac753795a6761f
- https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/commit/e2d10a1e32d01f71aaadd81169bcb9ae86c5d6b8
- https://hhvm.com/blog/2018/05/24/hhvm-3.26.3.html
- https://github.com/facebook/folly/commit/8e927ee48b114c8a2f90d0cbd5ac753795a6761f
- https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/commit/e2d10a1e32d01f71aaadd81169bcb9ae86c5d6b8
- https://hhvm.com/blog/2018/05/24/hhvm-3.26.3.html



