Is CVE-2003-0900 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2003-0900 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2003-0900?

CVE-2003-0900 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2003-0900?

CVE-2003-0900 has an EPSS score of 1.24% (66th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2003-0900?

Upgrade perl on debian 11 to 5.8.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2003-0900

MEDIUM

5.0

CVSS v2

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

perlDebian

Fixed in:5.8.2CVE-2003-0900

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

66thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 66% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

bugzilla.redhat.com

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