PT-2003-1947 · Perl · Perl

Published 2003-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2003-0900

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0900

Affected Products

Perl

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-0900 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0900 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0900 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0900 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/long_list.cgi?buglist=108711 · Note