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.
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DLA-88-1 | ruby1.8 security update |
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EUVD-2003-0890 | 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. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T02:05:12.803Z
Reserved: 2003-10-29T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2003-0900

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2003-0900

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