01 Record
CVE-2024-57854
Net::NSCA::Client versions through 0.009002 for Perl uses a poor random number generator
CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: CPANSec
CNA base score9.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
02 Description
Net::NSCA::Client versions through 0.009002 for Perl uses a poor random number generator
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 36.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-03-05 02:18Z7 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-03-05 16:41Z7 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-03-26
- Assigning CNA
- CPANSec
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-338Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 3e97c2ac63c248c6b4487e420d7bfd31404cde11d3fef355b4761fc4e6bb48f9
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- metacpan.orghttps://metacpan.org/release/DOUGDUDE/Net-NSCA-Client-0.009002/source/lib/Net/NSCA/Client/InitialPacket.pm#L119
- patch-diff.githubusercontent.comhttps://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/dougwilson/perl5-net-nsca-client/pull/2.patch
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/05/1
07 Remediation
Apply a manual patch or migrate to a different solution