Crypt::ScryptKDF versions through 0.010 for Perl uses insecure random number source when no CSPRNG module is available.
The random_bytes function fell back to using the built-in rand() function when none of the Perl modules Crypt::PRNG, Crypt::OpenSSL::Random, Net::SSLeay, Crypt::Random, or Bytes::Random::Secure were available.
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| Description | Crypt::ScryptKDF versions through 0.010 for Perl uses insecure random number source when no CSPRNG module is available. The random_bytes function fell back to using the built-in rand() function when none of the Perl modules Crypt::PRNG, Crypt::OpenSSL::Random, Net::SSLeay, Crypt::Random, or Bytes::Random::Secure were available. | |
| Title | Crypt::ScryptKDF versions through 0.010 for Perl uses insecure random number source when no CSPRNG module is available | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-338 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: CPANSec
Published: 2026-05-26T22:53:49.993Z
Updated: 2026-05-27T01:41:36.078Z
Reserved: 2026-05-14T22:46:50.791Z
Link: CVE-2026-8647
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-26T23:16:21.247
Modified: 2026-05-27T02:16:34.913
Link: CVE-2026-8647
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