CVE-2025-1828

Perl's Crypt::Random module after 1.05 and before 1.56 may use rand() function for cryptographic functions

Published: Mar 10, 2025Updated: Sep 29, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-331

8.8HIGH

Description

Crypt::Random Perl package 1.05 through 1.55 may use rand() function, which is not cryptographically strong, for cryptographic functions. If the Provider is not specified and /dev/urandom or an Entropy Gathering Daemon (egd) service is not available Crypt::Random will default to use the insecure Crypt::Random::rand provider. In particular, Windows versions of perl will encounter this issue by default.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-331 CWE-338

Affected Products

timlegge

aka crypt::dsa, crypt::nacl::sodium

crypt\Library

OSS Libraries / generic-library

perl

oss-project

Crypt::RandomLibraryLibrary

OSS Libraries / pypi

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения

oss-projectaka fsf

Crypt-RandomLibrary

OSS Libraries / generic-library

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

https://github.com/perl-Crypt-OpenPGP/Crypt-Random/commit/1f8b29e9e89d8d083fd025152e76ec918136cc05

github.com

https://github.com/perl-Crypt-OpenPGP/Crypt-Random/pull/1

github.com

https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/rand

perldoc.perl.org

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