5.4med
CVE-2002-20002
The Net::EasyTCP package before 0.15 for Perl always uses Perl's builtin rand(), which is not a strong random number generator, for cryptog…
Published 22 mo ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.4
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 24%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The Net::EasyTCP package before 0.15 for Perl always uses Perl's builtin rand(), which is not a strong random number generator, for cryptographic keys.
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 21 mo ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
References
- metacpan.org /release/MNAGUIB/EasyTCP-0.26/changes
- github.com /briandfoy/cpan-security-advisory/issues/184
- metacpan.org /release/MNAGUIB/EasyTCP-0.15/view/EasyTCP.pm
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2002-20002
- NVD: CVE-2002-20002
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