CPANSA-Net-Xero-2024-56370: Net-Xero 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 | 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 DescriptionNet::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) |
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Product status
Known affected
| Product | Score | ||||||||
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| Net-Xero greater than 0 |
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giterlizzi
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References
- CPANSA-Net-Xero-2024-56370 JSON self
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/giterlizzi/perl-CPANSA-CSAF/develop/csaf/white/2025/cpansa-net-xero-2024-56370.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/ELLIOTT/Net-Xero-0.44/source/lib/Net/Xero.pm#L58 external
https://metacpan.org/release/ELLIOTT/Net-Xero-0.44/source/lib/Net/Xero.pm#L58 - https://metacpan.org/release/ELLIOTT/Net-Xero-0.44/source/lib/Net/Xero.pm#L9 external
https://metacpan.org/release/ELLIOTT/Net-Xero-0.44/source/lib/Net/Xero.pm#L9 - 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-2024-56370 (NVD) external
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56370
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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