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Critical severity9.1NVD Advisory· Published Sep 30, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-58040

CVE-2024-58040

Description

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

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Affected products

3

QWER/Crypt\
cpe:2.3:a:qwer:crypt\:\:randomencryption:0.01:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
QWER/Crypt-RandomEncryptionllm-create2 versions
=0.01+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: =0.01
- (no CPE)range: 0.01

Patches

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References

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perldoc.perl.org/functions/randnvdThird Party Advisory
security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
metacpan.org/release/QWER/Crypt-RandomEncryption-0.01/source/lib/Crypt/RandomEncryption.pmnvdBroken LinkProduct

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