The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2024-57868 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution
of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may
impact the vulnerability’s severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
Apr. 05, 2025
| Action | Type | Old Value | New Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added | Description | Web::API 2.8 and earlier for Perl uses the rand() function as the default source of entropy, which is not cryptographically secure, for cryptographic functions.
Specifically Web::API uses the Data::Random library which specifically states that it is “Useful mostly for test programs”. Data::Random uses the rand() function. |
|
| Added | CWE | CWE-338 | |
| Added | Reference | https://metacpan.org/dist/Web-API/source/lib/Web/API.pm#L20 | |
| Added | Reference | https://metacpan.org/dist/Web-API/source/lib/Web/API.pm#L348 | |
| Added | Reference | https://metacpan.org/release/BAREFOOT/Data-Random-0.13/source/lib/Data/Random.pm#L537 | |
| Added | Reference | https://perldoc.perl.org/functions/rand | |
| Added | Reference | https://security.metacpan.org/docs/guides/random-data-for-security.html |
CVE ID : CVE-2025-10304 Published : Dec. 3, 2025, 3:27 a.m. | 26 minutes ago Description : The Everest Backup –
CVE ID : CVE-2025-12585 Published : Dec. 3, 2025, 3:27 a.m. | 26 minutes ago Description : The MxChat – AI
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