WWW::OAuth 1.000 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| DBOOK | WWW::OAuth | unaffected |
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Fixes
Solution
Upgrade to WWW::OAuth 1.001 or higher
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History
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | WWW::OAuth 1.000 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions. | |
| Title | WWW::OAuth 1.000 and earlier for Perl uses insecure rand() function for cryptographic functions | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-338 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: CPANSec
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-12T23:39:28.994Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T09:05:34.360Z
Link: CVE-2025-40905
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-02-13T00:16:03.280
Modified: 2026-02-13T00:16:03.280
Link: CVE-2025-40905
Redhat
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