What is CVE-2002-20002?

CVE-2002-20002 is a medium-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-01-02.

How severe is CVE-2002-20002?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in N/a

CVE-2002-20002

The Net::EasyTCP package before 0.15 for Perl always uses Perl's builtin rand(), which is not a strong random number generator, for cryptographic keys.

EPSS: 0.003 (22.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-338 — Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)

References

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-20002?: CVE-2002-20002 is a medium-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2002-20002?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.