CVE-2024-58040 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Crypt::RandomEncryption for Perl version 0.01 uses insecure rand() function during encryption.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Perl	Crypt Randomencryption
Qwer	Crypt\

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:qwer:crypt\:\:randomencryption:0.01:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://metacpan.org/release/QWER/Crypt-RandomEncryption-0.01/source/lib/Crypt/RandomEncryption.pm#L33
https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/rand
https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html

History

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Qwer Qwer crypt\
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:qwer:crypt\:\:randomencryption:0.01:::::perl::
Vendors & Products		Qwer Qwer crypt\

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Perl Perl crypt Randomencryption
Vendors & Products		Perl Perl crypt Randomencryption

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Crypt::RandomEncryption for Perl version 0.01 uses insecure rand() function during encryption.
Title		Crypt::RandomEncryption for Perl uses insecure rand() function during encryption
Weaknesses		CWE-331 CWE-338
References		https://metacpan.org/release/QWER/Crypt-RandomEncryption-0.01/source/lib/Crypt/RandomEncryption.pm#L33 https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/rand https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published: 2025-09-29T23:54:22.953Z

Updated: 2025-09-30T13:37:53.749Z

Reserved: 2025-03-26T14:00:56.315Z

Link: CVE-2024-58040

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-30T13:37:48.918Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-09-30T11:37:36.600

Modified: 2026-03-09T17:17:45.437

Link: CVE-2024-58040

Redhat

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