MGASA-2014-0167

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Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0167.html
Import Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0167.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2014-0167
Published
2014-04-09T05:30:35Z
Modified
2026-04-16T04:28:19.343658Z
Summary
Updated perl-Authen-Captcha package uses randomly generated filenames
Details

An issue in previous versions of perl-Authen-Captcha is that the generated public string (file name of the picture) for the captcha is merely a checksum of the secret string. It is trivial to break such short strings even using google instead of a rainbow table.

This new version of perl-Authen-Captcha fixes the problem by producing a random filename for the captcha.

References
Credits

Affected packages

Mageia:3 / perl-Authen-Captcha

Package

Name
perl-Authen-Captcha
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/perl-Authen-Captcha?arch=source&distro=mageia-3

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.24.0-1.mga3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0167.json"

Mageia:4 / perl-Authen-Captcha

Package

Name
perl-Authen-Captcha
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/perl-Authen-Captcha?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.24.0-1.mga4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0167.json"