Perl 5.8.1 on Fedora Core does not properly initialize the random number generator when…
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Perl 5.8.1 on Fedora Core does not properly initialize the random number generator when forking, which makes it easier for attackers to predict random numbers.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01401 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8.1 | Vulnerable | Larry Wall |
- cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.1 Vulnerable ·Larry Wall
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0900
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x75m-p75h-4759
References
More Larry Wall Perl vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00345 Buffer overflow in the win32_stat function for (1) ActiveState's ActivePerl and (2) Larry… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-02157 Integer overflow in the duplication operator in ActivePerl allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-04928 Buffer overflow in the polymorphic opcode support in the Regular Expression Engine… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2000-00701 suidperl (aka sperl) does not properly cleanse the escape sequence "~!" before calling… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-1999-00033 Buffer overflow in suidperl (sperl), Perl 4.x and 5.x. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2005-04022 Untrusted search path vulnerability in Perl before 5.8.7-r1 on Gentoo Linux allows local… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2003-0900 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0900 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x75m-p75h-4759 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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