CPANSA-Crypt-DSA-2026-8700: Crypt-DSA vulnerability

Publisher giterlizzi Document category csaf_security_advisory
Initial release date 2026-05-15T00:00:00 Engine CSAF Perl Toolkit 0.26
Current release date 2026-05-15T00:00:00 Build Date
Current version 1 Status final
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 7.3 Severity
Original language Language en
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Vulnerability Description

Crypt::DSA versions before 1.20 for Perl generate seeds using rand. Seeds were generated using Perl's built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for security usage.

Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-8700

Vulnerability Description

Crypt::DSA versions before 1.20 for Perl generate seeds using rand.

Seeds were generated using Perl's built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for security usage.

Weakness CWE-331 : Insufficient Entropy

Product status

Known affected
Product Score
Crypt-DSA less than 1.20
CVSS Version CVSS Vector CVSS Base Score CVSS Base Severity
3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L 7.3 High
Fixed

giterlizzi

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gdt@cpan.org

References

Revision history

Version Date of the revision Summary of the revision
1 Fri May 15 00:00:00 2026 First release

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