CVE-2024-58036
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-331
Insufficient Entropy
Publication date:
05/04/2025
Last modified:
29/09/2025
Description
Net::Dropbox::API 1.9 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions.<br />
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Specifically Net::Dropbox::API uses the Data::Random library which specifically states that it is "Useful mostly for test programs". Data::Random uses the rand() function.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:norbu09:net\:\:dropbox\:\:api:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* | 1.9 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://metacpan.org/release/BAREFOOT/Data-Random-0.13/source/lib/Data/Random.pm#L537
- https://metacpan.org/release/NORBU/Net-Dropbox-API-1.9/source/lib/Net/Dropbox/API.pm#L11
- https://metacpan.org/release/NORBU/Net-Dropbox-API-1.9/source/lib/Net/Dropbox/API.pm#L385
- https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/rand
- https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html



