CVE-2024-57868
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57868
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-57868.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2024-57868
- Published
- 2025-04-05T16:15:33Z
- Modified
- 2025-04-05T18:48:58.950048Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
Web::API 2.8 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions.
Specifically Web::API uses the Data::Random library which specifically states that it is "Useful mostly for test programs". Data::Random uses the rand() function.
- References
-
- https://metacpan.org/dist/Web-API/source/lib/Web/API.pm#L20
- https://metacpan.org/dist/Web-API/source/lib/Web/API.pm#L348
- https://metacpan.org/release/BAREFOOT/Data-Random-0.13/source/lib/Data/Random.pm#L537
- https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/rand
- https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-57868
Affected packages
Debian:11 / libweb-api-perl
Package
- Name
- libweb-api-perl
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/libweb-api-perl?arch=source
Debian:12 / libweb-api-perl
Package
- Name
- libweb-api-perl
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/libweb-api-perl?arch=source
Debian:13 / libweb-api-perl
Package
- Name
- libweb-api-perl
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/libweb-api-perl?arch=source