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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-02-12T23:39:28.994Z

Last Modified :

2026-02-17T15:05:12.318Z

Source :

CPANSec
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-40905 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Dbook
  • Www::oauth
  • Www\
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-40905.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/13/1 cve-icon
https://metacpan.org/release/DBOOK/WWW-OAuth-1.000/source/lib/WWW/OAuth.pm#L86 cve-icon cve-icon
https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/rand cve-icon cve-icon
https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html cve-icon cve-icon
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