Apache::Session::Generate::MD5 versions through 1.94 for Perl create insecure session id.
Apache::Session::Generate::MD5 generates session ids insecurely. The default session id generator returns a MD5 hash seeded with the built-in rand() function, the epoch time, and the PID. The PID will come from a small set of numbers, and the epoch time may be guessed, if it is not leaked from the HTTP Date header. The built-in rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic usage. Predicable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems.
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| Description | Apache::Session::Generate::MD5 versions through 1.94 for Perl create insecure session id. Apache::Session::Generate::MD5 generates session ids insecurely. The default session id generator returns a MD5 hash seeded with the built-in rand() function, the epoch time, and the PID. The PID will come from a small set of numbers, and the epoch time may be guessed, if it is not leaked from the HTTP Date header. The built-in rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic usage. Predicable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems. | |
| Title | Apache::Session::Generate::MD5 versions through 1.94 for Perl create insecure session id | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-338 CWE-340 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: CPANSec
Published: 2026-03-05T01:41:09.588Z
Updated: 2026-03-05T11:12:52.118Z
Reserved: 2025-04-16T09:05:34.363Z
Link: CVE-2025-40931
Updated: 2026-03-05T11:12:52.118Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-05T02:16:39.960
Modified: 2026-03-05T12:16:11.040
Link: CVE-2025-40931
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