CVE-2025-40919CWE-338CWE-340

Authen::DigestMD5 versions 0.01 through 0.04 for Perl generate the cnonce insecurely

Medium · published July 16, 2025

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
21.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Authen::DigestMD5 versions 0.01 through 0.02 for Perl generate the cnonce insecurely.

The cnonce (client nonce) is generated from an MD5 hash of the PID, the epoch time and the built-in rand function. 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.

According to RFC 2831, "The cnonce-value is an opaque quoted string value provided by the client and used by both client and server to avoid chosen plaintext attacks, and to provide mutual authentication. The security of the implementation depends on a good choice. It is RECOMMENDED that it contain at least 64 bits of entropy."

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00302 · 21.7th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-338 · Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG); CWE-340 · Generation of Predictable Numbers or Identifiers
Published
2025-07-16T14:04Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 JUL 14:04Z
    Authen::DigestMD5 versions 0.01 through 0.04 for Perl generate the cnonce insecurely
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