Description
Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP versions 1.018 and earlier for Perl generate nonces using the Perl Data::UUID library. * Data::UUID does not use a strong cryptographic source for generating UUIDs. * Data::UUID returns v3 UUIDs, which are generated from known information and are unsuitable for security, as per RFC 9562. * The nonces should be generated from a strong cryptographic source, as per RFC 7616.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
ETHER Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP
Default version status: unaffected
0.06 to ≤ 1.018affected
References
- https://security.metacpan.org/patches/C/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/1.018/CVE-2025-40920-r1.patch ↗
- https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/pull/1 ↗
- https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP-1.018/source/lib/Catalyst/Authentication/Credential/HTTP.pm#L391 ↗
- https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9562#name-security-considerations ↗
- https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7616#section-5.12 ↗
- https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/commit/ad2c03aad95406db4ce35dfb670664ebde004c18 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/12/1 ↗