CPANSA-Net-Xero-2024-56370: Net-Xero vulnerability

Publisher giterlizzi Document category csaf_security_advisory
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 6.5 Severity
Original language Language en
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Vulnerability Description

Net::Xero 0.044 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions. Specifically Net::Xero uses the Data::Random library which specifically states that it is "Useful mostly for test programs". Data::Random uses the rand() function.

Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-56370

Vulnerability Description

Net::Xero 0.044 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions.

Specifically Net::Xero 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)

Product status

Known affected
Product Score
Net-Xero greater than 0
CVSS Version CVSS Vector CVSS Base Score CVSS Base Severity
3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N 6.5 Medium

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References

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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