Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 5, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-58036
CVE-2024-58036
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.
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.
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Affected products
5- Range: <=1.9
- NORBU/Net::Dropbox::APIv5Range: 0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- metacpan.org/release/BAREFOOT/Data-Random-0.13/source/lib/Data/Random.pmnvdProduct
- metacpan.org/release/NORBU/Net-Dropbox-API-1.9/source/lib/Net/Dropbox/API.pmnvdProduct
- metacpan.org/release/NORBU/Net-Dropbox-API-1.9/source/lib/Net/Dropbox/API.pmnvdProduct
- perldoc.perl.org/functions/randnvdProduct
- security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.htmlnvdProduct
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