CPANSA-Net-Dropbox-API-2024-58036: Net-Dropbox-API vulnerability
| Publisher | giterlizzi | Document category | csaf_security_advisory |
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| Initial release date | 2025-04-05T00:00:00 | Engine | CSAF Perl Toolkit 0.25 |
| Current release date | 2025-04-05T00:00:00 | Build Date | |
| Current version | 1 | Status | final |
| CVSS v3.1 Base Score | 5.5 | Severity | |
| Original language | Language | en | |
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Vulnerability Description
Net::Dropbox::API 1.9 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions. Specifically Net::Dropbox::API uses the Data::Random library which specifically states that it is "Useful mostly for test programs". Data::Random uses the rand() function.
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-58036
Vulnerability DescriptionNet::Dropbox::API 1.9 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions.
Specifically Net::Dropbox::API uses the Data::Random library which specifically states that it is "Useful mostly for test programs". Data::Random uses the rand() function.
| Weakness | CWE-338 : Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) |
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Product status
Known affected
| Product | Score | ||||||||
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| Net-Dropbox-API greater than 0 |
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References
- CPANSA-Net-Dropbox-API-2024-58036 JSON self
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/giterlizzi/perl-CPANSA-CSAF/develop/csaf/white/2025/cpansa-net-dropbox-api-2024-58036.json - https://metacpan.org/release/BAREFOOT/Data-Random-0.13/source/lib/Data/Random.pm#L537 external
https://metacpan.org/release/BAREFOOT/Data-Random-0.13/source/lib/Data/Random.pm#L537 - https://metacpan.org/release/NORBU/Net-Dropbox-API-1.9/source/lib/Net/Dropbox/API.pm#L11 external
https://metacpan.org/release/NORBU/Net-Dropbox-API-1.9/source/lib/Net/Dropbox/API.pm#L11 - https://metacpan.org/release/NORBU/Net-Dropbox-API-1.9/source/lib/Net/Dropbox/API.pm#L385 external
https://metacpan.org/release/NORBU/Net-Dropbox-API-1.9/source/lib/Net/Dropbox/API.pm#L385 - https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/rand external
https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/rand - https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html external
https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html - CVE-2024-58036 (NVD) external
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-58036
Revision history
| Version | Date of the revision | Summary of the revision |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat Apr 5 00:00:00 2025 | First release |
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