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CVE-2025-1860

Data::Entropy for Perl uses insecure rand() function for cryptographic functions

Published: Mar 28, 2025Updated: Sep 5, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-331
NVD MITRE
7.7CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Data::Entropy for Perl 0.007 and earlier use the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-331CWE-338

Affected Products

openSUSE TumbleweedNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
OpenSUSE LeapNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
PerlСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://metacpan.org/release/ZEFRAM/Data-Entropy-0.007/source/lib/Data/Entropy.pm#L80
metacpan.org
https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/rand
perldoc.perl.org
https://redos.red-soft.ru/support/secure/
redos.red-soft.ru
and 6 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Mar 28, 2025
Last Updated
Sep 5, 2025

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