Description
Apache::API::Password versions through 0.5.2 for Perl can generate insecure random values for salts. The _make_salt and _make_salt_bcrypt methods will attept to load Crypt::URandom and then Bytes::Random::Secure to generate random bytes for the salt. If those modules are unavailable, it will simply return 16 bytes generated with Perl's built-in rand function. The rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic use. These salts are used for password hashing.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
JDEGUEST Apache::API::Password
Default version status: unaffected
0 to ≤ 0.5.2affected
References
- https://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API-v0.5.3/changes ↗
- https://metacpan.org/release/JDEGUEST/Apache2-API-v0.5.2/view/lib/Apache2/API/Password.pod ↗
- https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html ↗
- https://metacpan.org/pod/Crypt::URandom ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/15/4 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/15/5 ↗