Description (CNA)
Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP versions 1.018 and earlier for Perl generate nonces using the Perl Data::UUID library. * Data::UUID does not use a strong cryptographic source for generating UUIDs. * Data::UUID returns v3 UUIDs, which are generated from known information and are unsuitable for security, as per RFC 9562. * The nonces should be generated from a strong cryptographic source, as per RFC 7616.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| ETHER / Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::HTTP | affected 0.06 through 1.018 |
CWE
CWE-340, CWE-338
References
- https://security.metacpan.org/patches/C/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/1.018/CVE-2025-40920-r1.patch
- https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/pull/1
- https://metacpan.org/release/ETHER/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP-1.018/source/lib/Catalyst/Authentication/Credential/HTTP.pm#L391
- https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9562#name-security-considerations
- https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7616#section-5.12
- https://github.com/perl-catalyst/Catalyst-Authentication-Credential-HTTP/commit/ad2c03aad95406db4ce35dfb670664ebde004c18
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