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Critical · 9.1 CVE-2024-57854 EUVD-2024-55467GHSA-98r5-r223-6xwf

Net::NSCA::Client versions through 0.009002 for Perl uses a poor random number generator

Published Mar 5, 2026 · Updated Mar 5, 2026 · Assigned by CPANSec

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
DOUGDUDE Net::NSCA::Client ≤ 0.009002 —

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