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CVE-2026-6659
7.5 HIGH
- CVSS version (CVSS): 3.1
- Attack Vector (AV): Network (N)
- Attack Complexity (AC): Low (L)
- Privileges Required (PR): None (N)
- User Interaction (UI): None (N)
- Scope (S): Unchanged (U)
- Confidentiality (C): High (H)
- Integrity (I): None (N)
- Availability (A): None (N)
- Modified Attack Vector (MAV): Network (N)
- Modified Attack Complexity (MAC): Low (L)
- Modified Privileges Required (MPR): None (N)
- Modified User Interaction (MUI): None (N)
- Modified Confidentiality (MC): High (H)
- Modified Scope (MS): Unchanged (U)
- Modified Integrity (MI): None (N)
- Modified Availability (MA): None (N)
Activity log
- Created suggestion
Crypt::PasswdMD5 versions through 1.42 for Perl generates insecure random values for salts
Crypt::PasswdMD5 versions through 1.42 for Perl generates insecure random values for salts. The built-in rand function is predictable, and unsuitable for cryptography.
References
Affected products
Crypt-PasswdMD5
- =<1.42
Matching in nixpkgs
pkgs.perlPackages.CryptPasswdMD5
Provide interoperable MD5-based crypt() functions
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nixos-unstable PasswdMD5-1.42
- nixpkgs-unstable PasswdMD5-1.42
- nixos-unstable-small PasswdMD5-1.42
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nixos-25.11 PasswdMD5-1.42
- nixos-25.11-small PasswdMD5-1.42
- nixpkgs-25.11-darwin PasswdMD5-1.42
pkgs.perl5Packages.CryptPasswdMD5
Provide interoperable MD5-based crypt() functions
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nixos-unstable PasswdMD5-1.42
- nixpkgs-unstable PasswdMD5-1.42
- nixos-unstable-small PasswdMD5-1.42
pkgs.perl538Packages.CryptPasswdMD5
Provide interoperable MD5-based crypt() functions
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nixos-25.11 PasswdMD5-1.42
- nixos-25.11-small PasswdMD5-1.42
- nixpkgs-25.11-darwin PasswdMD5-1.42
pkgs.perl540Packages.CryptPasswdMD5
Provide interoperable MD5-based crypt() functions
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nixos-25.11 PasswdMD5-1.42
- nixos-25.11-small PasswdMD5-1.42
- nixpkgs-25.11-darwin PasswdMD5-1.42