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CVE-2025-1828
Published: Mar 10, 2025
Modified: Sep 9, 2025
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
perl | Crypt::Random | affected 1.05 - < 1.56 |
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