Vulnerability · Published Jan 2, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-56830
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the libnet-easytcp-perl package (Ubuntu). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Net::EasyTCP package 0.15 through 0.26 for Perl uses Perl's builtin rand() if no strong randomization module is present.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libnet-easytcp-perl | 0.26-6+deb11u1build0.24.04.1 | USN-8985-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libnet-easytcp-perl | 0.26-6+deb11u1build0.24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56830 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-338 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N