CVE-2024-57868
5.5MEDIUMWeb::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::R
Publicado: 4/5/2025Actualizado: 11/13/2025
Descripción
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.
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Productos Afectados
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Referencias
- https://metacpan.org/dist/Web-API/source/lib/Web/API.pm#L20Product
- https://metacpan.org/dist/Web-API/source/lib/Web/API.pm#L348Product
- https://metacpan.org/release/BAREFOOT/Data-Random-0.13/source/lib/Data/Random.pm#L537Product
- https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/randProduct
- https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.htmlProduct