CVE-2026-3256
Critical · CVSS 9.8HTTP::Session (Perl) — Insecure pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) used for session ID generation (CWE-338, CWE-340)
- CVSS
- 9.8
- nvd
- EPSS
- —
- KEV
- No
- Class
- other
- CWE-338, CWE-340
Description
HTTP::Session versions before 0.54 for Perl defaults to using insecurely generated session ids. HTTP::Session defaults to using HTTP::Session::ID::SHA1 to generate session ids using a SHA-1 hash seeded with the built-in rand function, the high resolution 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. The distribution includes HTTP::session::ID::MD5 which contains a similar flaw, but uses the MD5 hash instead.
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References
- https://metacpan.org/release/KTAT/http-session-0.53/source/lib/HTTP/Session/ID/MD5.pm
- https://metacpan.org/release/KTAT/http-session-0.53/source/lib/HTTP/Session/ID/SHA1.pm
- https://metacpan.org/release/TOKUHIROM/http-session-0.54/changes
- https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/28/5
Status: enriched · ingested 2026-06-29T12:00:49.000Z · profiled 2026-07-01T06:30:14.000Z