{"cve":"CVE-2024-57854","nvd":{"published":"2026-03-05T03:15:53.953","modified":"2026-06-17T08:14:06.687","status":"Analyzed","description":"Net::NSCA::Client versions through 0.009002 for Perl uses a poor random number generator.\n\nVersion v0.003 switched to use Data::Rand::Obscure instead of Crypt::Random for generation of a random initialisation vectors.\n\nData::Rand::Obscure uses Perl's built-in rand() function, which is not suitable for cryptographic functions.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","score":9.1},"cwes":["CWE-338"],"references":["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","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/05/1"],"products":["dougdude:net\\"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:24:17.937441719+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-57854","score":0.00451,"percentile":0.39225,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}