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.
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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.
Title WWW::OAuth 1.000 and earlier for Perl uses insecure rand() function for cryptographic functions
Weaknesses CWE-338
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published: 2026-02-12T23:39:28.994Z

Updated: 2026-02-13T19:16:45.884Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T09:05:34.360Z

Link: CVE-2025-40905

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-13T00:16:03.280

Modified: 2026-02-13T20:17:19.527

Link: CVE-2025-40905

cve-icon Redhat

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