CPANSA-Net-NSCA-Client-2024-57854: Net-NSCA-Client vulnerability
| Publisher | giterlizzi | Document category | csaf_security_advisory |
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| Initial release date | 2026-03-05T00:00:00 | Engine | CSAF Perl Toolkit 0.26 |
| Current release date | 2026-03-05T00:00:00 | Build Date | |
| Current version | 1 | Status | final |
| CVSS v3.1 Base Score | 9.1 | Severity | |
| Original language | Language | en | |
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Vulnerability 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.
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-57854
Vulnerability DescriptionNet::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.
| 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-NSCA-Client greater than 0 |
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Fixed
- Net-NSCA-Client greater than or equal 0.009002
giterlizzi
Namespace: https://github.com/giterlizzi/
gdt@cpan.org
References
- CPANSA-Net-NSCA-Client-2024-57854 JSON self
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/giterlizzi/perl-CPANSA-CSAF/develop/csaf/white/2026/cpansa-net-nsca-client-2024-57854.json - https://metacpan.org/release/DOUGDUDE/Net-NSCA-Client-0.009002/source/lib/Net/NSCA/Client/InitialPacket.pm#L119 external
https://metacpan.org/release/DOUGDUDE/Net-NSCA-Client-0.009002/source/lib/Net/NSCA/Client/InitialPacket.pm#L119 - https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/dougwilson/perl5-net-nsca-client/pull/2.patch external
https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/dougwilson/perl5-net-nsca-client/pull/2.patch - CVE-2024-57854 (NVD) external
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57854
Revision history
| Version | Date of the revision | Summary of the revision |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu Mar 5 00:00:00 2026 | First release |
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