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.

Las versiones de Apache::Session::Generate::MD5 hasta la 1.94 para Perl crean un ID de sesión inseguro.

Apache::Session::Generate::MD5 genera IDs de sesión de forma insegura. El generador de ID de sesión predeterminado devuelve un hash MD5 inicializado con la función rand() incorporada, el tiempo de época y el PID. El PID provendrá de un pequeño conjunto de números, y el tiempo de época puede ser adivinado, si no se filtra del encabezado HTTP Date. La función rand incorporada no es adecuada para uso criptográfico. Los IDs de sesión predecibles podrían permitir a un atacante obtener acceso a los sistemas.

Apache::Session::Generate::SHA256 versions before 1.3.19 for Perl create insecure session ids.

Apache::Session::Generate::SHA256 generated session ids insecurely. The default session id generator returns a SHA-256 hash of the built-in rand() function, the epoch time, and the PID, that is hashed again. These are predictable, low-entropy sources. Predicable session ids could allow an attacker to gain access to systems.

Note that version 1.3.19 has a fallback without warning to use insecure session generation method if the call to Crypt::URandom::urandom fails. However, this is unlikely as Crypt::URandom is a hardcoded requirement of the module.

This issue is similar to CVE-2025-40931 for Apache::Session::Generate::MD5.