CVE-2003-0900 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Perl 5.8.1 on Fedora Core does not properly initialize the r)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2003-0900 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2003-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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 | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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