Description
Crypt::PBKDF2 versions before 0.261630 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts.
These versions use the built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for cryptography.
Basic information
- Type
- unreviewed
- Severity
- high
- Advisory on GitHub
- Open advisory ↗
- Repository advisory
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- Source code
- Not specified
- Published (advisory)
- 2026-06-12 18:31:59 UTC
- Updated
- 2026-06-12 18:32:06 UTC
- NVD published
- 2026-06-12
EPSS Score
| Score |
Percentile |
|
0.03%
|
8.90% |
CVSS Scores
| Base score |
Version |
Severity |
Vector |
|
7.5
|
3.1 |
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|
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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- Attack vector (AV:N)
- Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
- Attack complexity (AC:L)
- Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
- Privileges required (PR:N)
- No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
- User interaction (UI:N)
- Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
- Scope (S:U)
- Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
- Confidentiality (C:H)
- Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
- Integrity (I:N)
- Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
- Availability (A:N)
- Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
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CWEs
| CWE id |
Name |
|
CWE-338
|
Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) |
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