CVE-2025-1860

Data::Entropy for Perl uses insecure rand() function for cryptographic functions

State: Published
Severity: 7.7 High
Published: Mar 28, 2025
Updated: Sep 5, 2025
Reserved: Mar 3, 2025

Description

Data::Entropy for Perl 0.007 and earlier use the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	7.7 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
CWE-331 Insufficient Entropy

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Data::EntropyZEFRAM	before 0.008Affected

References

https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/rand
https://metacpan.org/release/ZEFRAM/Data-Entropy-0.007/source/lib/Data/Entropy.pm#L80
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00026.html

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