Description

Apache::Session::Generate::MD5 versions through 1.94 for Perl create insecure session id. Apache::Session::Generate::MD5 generates session ids insecurely. The default session id generator returns a MD5 hash seeded with the built-in rand() function, the epoch time, and the PID. The PID will come from a small set of numbers, and the epoch time may be guessed, if it is not leaked from the HTTP Date header. The built-in rand function is unsuitable for cryptographic usage. Predicable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems. Note that the libapache-session-perl package in some Debian-based Linux distributions may be patched to use Crypt::URandom.

Weaknesses 2

Affected Products 1

References 10

• openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/05/3
  Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
• bugs.debian.org https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=930659
• github.com https://github.com/chorny/Apache-Session/issues/4
  Issue Tracking
• gitlab.ow2.org https://gitlab.ow2.org/lemonldap-ng/lemonldap-ng/-/work_items/1633
• metacpan.org https://metacpan.org/dist/Apache-Session/source/lib/Apache/Session/Generate/MD5.pm#L27
  Product
• metacpan.org https://metacpan.org/pod/Apache::Session::Generate::Random
• rt.cpan.org https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=173631
  Third Party Advisory
• salsa.debian.org https://salsa.debian.org/perl-team/modules/packages/libapache-session-perl/-/commit/bdabd71c2f91b18526e31a9dc52b4c17b3d246b7#898a4b8b00022df1b8689910b67707f3e738d180
• security.metacpan.org https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html
  Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
• openwall.com https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/15/1

Remediation