CVE-2011-3599 (GCVE-0-2011-3599)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2011-10-10 10:00
Modified
2024-08-06 23:37
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
The Crypt::DSA (aka Crypt-DSA) module 1.17 and earlier for Perl, when /dev/random is absent, uses the Data::Random module, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof a signature, or determine the signing key of a signed message, via a brute-force attack.
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