Critical 9.1Published Mar 5, 2026

CVE-2024-57854Net::NSCA::Client versions through 0.009002 for Perl uses a poor random number generator.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 07:30 UTC)

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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.

CVSS: 9.1 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-338
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jun 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

dougdude net::nsca::client dougdude:net::nsca::client	through 0.009002	NVD

References

https://metacpan.org/release/DOUGDUDE/Net-NSCA-Client-0.009002/source/lib/Net/NSCA/Client/InitialPacket.pm#L119issue-tracking, product
https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/dougwilson/perl5-net-nsca-client/pull/2.patchpatch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/05/1mailing-list, third-party-advisory

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