| Name | CVE-2003-0900 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| perl (PTS) | bullseye | 5.32.1-4+deb11u3 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.32.1-4+deb11u4 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 5.36.0-7+deb12u3 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 5.36.0-7+deb12u2 | fixed | |
| forky, sid, trixie | 5.40.1-6 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| perl | source | (unstable) | 5.8.2 |