CVE-2002-20002
The Net::EasyTCP package before 0.15 for Perl always uses Perl's builtin rand(), which is not a...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-20002- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-338
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-2426
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-2426- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pm3j-mqcc-rjqr
The Net::EasyTCP package before 0.15 for Perl always uses Perl's builtin rand(), which is not a...
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.
- Record
GHSA-pm3j-mqcc-rjqr- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-338
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-20002- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-338
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-20002 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4), published January 2, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.