CVE-2024-57868 - Web::API Cryptographically Insecure Randomness Vulnerability

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CVE ID : CVE-2024-57868
Published : April 5, 2025, 4:15 p.m. | 45 minutes ago
Description : 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.
Severity: 0.0 | NA
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