CVE-2011-3599
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8EPSS 2.0%EU EUVD
The Crypt::DSA (aka Crypt-DSA) module 1.17 and earlier for Perl, when /dev/random is absent, uses the Data::Random module, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof a signature, or determine the signing key of a signed message, via a brute-force attack.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-310
- EPSS score
- 2.0% (80th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2011-3558)
- Published
- October 10, 2011
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-3558 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- adam kennedy / crypt-dsa
- adam kennedy / crypt-dsa
- adam kennedy / crypt-dsa
- adam kennedy / crypt-dsa
- adam kennedy / crypt-dsa
- adam kennedy / crypt-dsa
- adam kennedy / crypt-dsa
- adam kennedy / crypt-dsa
- adam kennedy / crypt-dsa
- adam kennedy / crypt-dsa
- adam kennedy / crypt-dsa
- perl / perl
References
- http://osvdb.org/76025
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46275(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/05/5(Patch)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/05/9(Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49928
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=743567(Patch)
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=71421(Patch)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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