CVE-2025-40918

libauthen-sasl-perl: Authen::SASL::Perl::DIGEST_MD5 versions 2.04 through 2.1800 for Perl generates the cnonce insecurely

CVE-2025-40918 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40918, released July 16, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
6.5
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0046
39th percentile

Authen::SASL::Perl::DIGEST_MD5 versions 2.04 through 2.1800 for Perl generates the cnonce insecurely. The cnonce (client nonce) is generated from an MD5 hash of the PID, the epoch time and the built-in rand function. 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. According to RFC 2831, The cnonce-value is an opaque quoted string value provided by the client and used by both client and server to avoid chosen plaintext attacks, and to provide mutual authentication. The security of the implementation depends on a good choice. It is RECOMMENDED that it contain at least 64 bits of entropy.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libauthen-sasl-perl · Debian 14 2.1900-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40918 Jul 16, 2025
perl-Authen-SASL · amzn 2023 2.16-23.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2025-1156 Aug 18, 2025
perl-Authen-SASL · opensuse-leap 15.6 2.16-150000.1.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03087-1 Sep 5, 2025
perl-Authen-SASL · opensuse-leap 16.0 2.170.0-160000.3.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20480-1 Apr 9, 2026
perl-Authen-SASL · sles 15.6 2.16-150000.1.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03087-1 Sep 5, 2025
perl-Authen-SASL · sles 15.7 2.16-150000.1.6.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03087-1 Sep 5, 2025
perl-Authen-SASL · sles 16.0 2.170.0-160000.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:21145-1 Apr 9, 2026
perl-Crypt-URandom · opensuse-leap 15.6 0.540.0-150000.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03087-1 Sep 5, 2025
perl-Crypt-URandom · opensuse-leap 16.0 0.550.0-160000.1.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20480-1 Apr 9, 2026
perl-Crypt-URandom · sles 15.6 0.540.0-150000.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03087-1 Sep 5, 2025
perl-Crypt-URandom · sles 15.7 0.540.0-150000.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2025:03087-1 Sep 5, 2025
perl-Crypt-URandom · sles 16.0 0.550.0-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:21145-1 Apr 9, 2026

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