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        "state": "PUBLISHED",
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        "datePublished": "2026-07-20T07:02:11.216Z",
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                    "url": "https://metacpan.org/release/DRSTEVE/Crypt-Password-0.28/source/lib/Crypt/Password.pm#L306-309"
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            "title": "Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts",
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                    "value": "Users can generate a salt manually using a module such as Crypt::URandom::Token, and pass the salt directly to the password and crypt_password methods.\n\nThis module has not been updated since 2012.\n\nUsers should migrate to an alternative solution."
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                "title": "CVE Program Container",
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                    {
                        "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/20/3"
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