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CVE-2003-0900

Perl 5.8.1 on Fedora Core does not properly initialize the random number generator when forking, which makes it easier f

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.00475
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules2 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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larry wall perlall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighPotential Perl Reverse Shell Execution
productmediumPerl Inline Command Execution
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD31 Dec 2003 · 05:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

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rhsaRHSA-2026:8838Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2026:7307Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2026:7305Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2012:0070Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2011:1581Low
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/long_list.cgi?buglist=108711
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