Amazon::Credentials stores credentials in an obfuscated form to prevent access to the secrets from a data dump of the object.
Before version 1.3.0, the secrets were encrypted using a 64-bit key that was generated using the built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for cryptography.
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Affected Vendors & Products
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Solution
Upgrade to version 1.3.0 or later.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
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| Description | Amazon::Credentials versions through 1.2.0 for Perl uses rand to generate encryption keys. Amazon::Credentials stores credentials in an obfuscated form to prevent access to the secrets from a data dump of the object. Before version 1.3.0, the secrets were encrypted using a 64-bit key that was generated using the built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for cryptography. | |
| Title | Amazon::Credentials versions through 1.2.0 for Perl uses rand to generate encryption keys | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-338 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: CPANSec
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-13T13:00:09.543Z
Reserved: 2026-04-12T17:24:50.568Z
Link: CVE-2026-6146
Updated: 2026-05-11T21:29:37.446Z
Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-05-11T20:25:47.597
Modified: 2026-05-13T14:18:13.397
Link: CVE-2026-6146
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-05-13T16:00:17Z