CVE-2024-57854 describes a critical vulnerability in Net::NSCA::Client versions through 0.009002 for Perl, stemming from its use of a cryptographically weak random number generator for initialization vectors. This flaw, rated 9.1 CRITICAL (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N), allows unauthenticated attackers to compromise confidentiality and integrity with low attack complexity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered minimal community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.009002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dougdude:net\:\:nsca\:\:client:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* | ||
>= 0, <= 0.009002CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:dougdude:net\:\:nsca\:\:client:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.