Insecure generation of random numbers In libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl
Description
Crypt::PasswdMD5 versions through 1.42 for Perl generates insecure random values for salts. The built-in rand function is predictable, and unsuitable for cryptography.
Mitigation
Update Impact
Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.
Ecosystem | Package | Affected version |
|---|---|---|
 debian 14 | ||
debian 11 | ||
debian 12 | ||
debian 13 | ||
 rpm rhel7 | - | |
rpm rhel6 | - | |
rpm rhel10 | - | |
rpm rhel8 | - | |
rpm rhel9 | - |
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