CVE-2025-40918

A client nonce (cnonce) generation flaw has been discovered in Authen::SASL::Perl::DIGEST_MD5. The cnonce 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.

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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.