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.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (20.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2002-20002: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.