PT-2003-1947 · Perl · Perl
Publicado
2003-12-31
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Atualizado
2008-09-05
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CVE-2003-0900
CVSS v2.0
5.0
Média
| Vetor | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Perl version 5.8.1
Description
The issue is related to the improper initialization of the random number generator when forking in Perl 5.8.1 on Fedora Core. This makes it easier for attackers to predict random numbers.
Recommendations
For Perl version 5.8.1, consider reinitializing the random number generator after forking to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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