VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2024-57854
Net::NSCA::Client versions through 0.009002 for Perl uses a poor random number generator.
CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-338
- Affected
- dougdude/net\
- Source
- 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
References
- https://metacpan.org/release/DOUGDUDE/Net-NSCA-Client-0.009002/source/lib/Net/NSCA/Client/InitialPacket.pm#L119Issue Tracking, Product
- https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/dougwilson/perl5-net-nsca-client/pull/2.patchPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/05/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.