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Vulnerability record · CVE-2003-0900 · published 31 December 2003

CVE-2003-0900: Larry wall perl vulnerability

LLarry Wall · Perl

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.4% · top 28.6%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
1.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/long_list.cgi?buglist=108711
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/long_list.cgi?buglist=108711

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2003-0900), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.