CVE-2024-57854 (GCVE-0-2024-57854)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-05 02:18 – Updated: 2026-03-05 16:41
VLAI?
Title
Net::NSCA::Client versions through 0.009002 for Perl uses a poor random number generator
Summary
Net::NSCA::Client versions through 0.009002 for Perl uses a poor random number generator. Version v0.003 switched to use Data::Rand::Obscure instead of Crypt::Random for generation of a random initialisation vectors. Data::Rand::Obscure uses Perl's built-in rand() function, which is not suitable for cryptographic functions.
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-338 - Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
DOUGDUDE Net::NSCA::Client Affected: 0 , ≤ 0.009002 (custom)
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Credits
Robert Rothenberg
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