CVE-2025-40905

high

Description

WWW::OAuth 1.000 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions.

References

Advisories
More

https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html

https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/rand

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/13/1

https://metacpan.org/release/DBOOK/WWW-OAuth-1.000/source/lib/WWW/OAuth.pm#L86

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-02-13

Updated: 2026-03-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L