DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0900

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-0900
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0900.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0900
Upstream
Published
2003-12-31T05:00:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T02:02:54.099794Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / perl

Package

Name
perl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/perl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.8.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0900.json"

Debian:12 / perl

Package

Name
perl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/perl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.8.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0900.json"

Debian:13 / perl

Package

Name
perl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/perl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.8.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0900.json"

Debian:14 / perl

Package

Name
perl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/perl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.8.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0900.json"