Crypt::DSA versions before 1.22 for Perl draw the DSA signing nonce and private key from a biased random generator, leading to private-key recovery.
"Crypt::DSA::Util::makerandom forces the high bit of every value it returns to obtain an exactly N-bit integer for prime search. The signing nonce and the private key are drawn from makerandom. Because the high bit is always set, the result is not uniform: its top bit is fixed, producing insecure values."
An attacker who collects a modest number of signatures under an affected key, together with the public key, can recover the private key with a lattice attack.
Keys used to sign with an affected version should be considered compromised and new keys should be generated.
| Score | Percentile |
|---|---|
| 0.51% | 39.69% |
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.1 | — |
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| Type | Value |
|---|---|
| GHSA | GHSA-v6rc-95xw-8xp5 ↗ |
| CVE | CVE-2026-14570 ↗ |
| CWE id | Name |
|---|---|
| CWE-330 | Use of Insufficiently Random Values |