CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedVersions of Data::Entropy prior to 0.010 for Perl are vulnerable due to their use of unencrypted HTTP to access remote entropy sources, allowing an attacker to intercept and manipulate the data returned by these sources. This vulnerability can lead to predictable random number generation, compromising the security of applications relying on these entropy sources. Organizations using affected versions should prioritize patching to mitigate risks associated with potential data leakage and exploitation by on-path attackers.
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Original NVD Description
Data::Entropy versions before 0.010 for Perl read remote entropy sources over plain HTTP. The Data::Entropy::RawSource::RandomOrg and Data::Entropy::RawSource::RandomnumbersInfo remote sources are accessed over plain HTTP. The Data::Entropy::RawSource::RandomOrg integrity check trivially matches any non-empty byte string. Any on-path attacker, such as open WiFi, a compromised ISP, captive portal, or a hostile egress proxy substitutes the response and thereby chooses the bytes returned by rand_bits and rand_int for every application that selected one of these sources via with_entropy_source. The _checkbuf method response is equally attacker-controlled, so the retry/sleep behaviour is steerable too.
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