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CVE-2018-6337 — folly::secureRandom will re-use a buffer between parent and child processes when

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.

CVSS
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EPSS
0.27% (top 49.60%)
CWE
CWE-212
Published
2018-12-31T22:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-05-06T16:39:21.216Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
FacebookHHVM3.26.3, 3.26.0, unspecified
Facebookfollyv2018.08.09.00, v2017.12.11.00, unspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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