CVE-2026-6659
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6659
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-6659.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-6659
- Downstream
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DEBIAN (1)
openSUSE (2)
UBUNTU (1)
- Related
- Published
- 2026-05-08T17:17:01Z
- Modified
- 2026-08-12T03:51:24Z
- Severity
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- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- Crypt::PasswdMD5 versions through 1.42 for Perl generates insecure random values for salts
- Details
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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.
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "CPANSec", "cwe_ids": [ "CWE-338" ], "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/6xxx/CVE-2026-6659.json", "unresolved_ranges": [ { "extracted_events": [ { "last_affected": "1.42" } ], "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD" }, { "extracted_events": [ { "fixed": "1.42" } ], "source": "DESCRIPTION" } ] }- References
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/08/17
- https://cpan.org/modules
- https://metacpan.org/release/RSAVAGE/Crypt-PasswdMD5-1.42/source/lib/Crypt/PasswdMD5.pm#L35-47
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/6xxx/CVE-2026-6659.json
- https://metacpan.org/release/RSAVAGE/Crypt-PasswdMD5-1.43/changes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6659
- https://github.com/ronsavage/Crypt-PasswdMD5/pull/3
- https://github.com/ronsavage/Crypt-PasswdMD5/commit/a2f821637db0296082297aa4b02254ab08f0dc5e.patch
- https://github.com/ronsavage/Crypt-PasswdMD5