CVE-2024-57854

CVE-2024-57854: Net::NSCA::Client versions through 0.009002 for Perl uses a poor random number generator

Vendor Dougdude
Product Net::NSCA::Client
Weakness CWE-338
Published March 5, 2026
Last update March 5, 2026

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What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 5, 2026 CVE published
March 5, 2026 Record updated