Security Advisories (1)
CVE-2011-3599 (2011-10-10)

The Crypt::DSA (aka Crypt-DSA) module 1.17 and earlier for Perl, when /dev/random is absent, uses the Data::Random module, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof a signature, or determine the signing key of a signed message, via a brute-force attack.

Changes for version 1.17

  • Upgrade to Module::Install 1.01
  • Added support for OpenSSL 1.0.0 dsaparam format change.
  • Requires perl 5.6 now
  • Fixes for 64-bit support

Modules

DSA Signatures and Key Generation
DSA key
Read/write DSA PEM files
Read/write DSA SSH2 files
DSA key generation system
DSA signature object
DSA Utility functions

Provides

in lib/Crypt/DSA/Key/SSH2.pm