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CVE-2003-0900

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Published: Dec 31, 2003Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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5.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

Perl 5.8.1 on Fedora Core does not properly initialize the random number generator when forking, which makes it easier for attackers to predict random numbers.

Affected (1)

Products: Larry Wall: Perl
1 product
Perl
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Version 5.8.1

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