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Insufficient Entropy

CVE-2024-56370

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

Net::Xero 0.044 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions. Specifically Net::Xero 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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  • NETWORK
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  • UNCHANGED
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CWE-331 - Insufficient Entropy

The software uses an algorithm or scheme that produces insufficient entropy, leaving patterns or clusters of values that are more likely to occur than others.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published