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CVE-2011-3599

Published: Oct 10, 2011

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

The Crypt::DSA (aka Crypt-DSA) module 1.17 and earlier for Perl, when /dev/random is absent, uses the Data::Random module, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof a signature, or determine the signing key of a signed message, via a brute-force attack.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

vdb-entry

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[oss-security] 20111005 Re: CVE Request -- perl-Crypt-DSA -- Cryptographically insecure method used for random numbers generation on systems without /dev/random

mailing-list

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vdb-entry

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https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=71421

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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=743567

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[oss-security] 20111005 CVE Request -- perl-Crypt-DSA -- Cryptographically insecure method used for random numbers generation on systems without /dev/random

mailing-list

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third-party-advisory

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