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.
Published 2003-12-31 05:00:00
Updated 2008-09-05 20:35:32
Source MITRE
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Products affected by CVE-2003-0900

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0900

0.24%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 61 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2003-0900

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.0
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
10.0
2.9
NIST

References for CVE-2003-0900

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