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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Deployments should not use the RandomOrg or RandomnumbersInfo sources, as these are flawed. They have been removed from Data::Entropy 0.010. (There was a change to use HTTPS to connect to these sources in version 0.009 that did not work.) Note that Data::Entropy has been deprecated since version 0.008. Users are advised to migrate to alternative solutions that use system sources of random data, such as Crypt::SysRandom, Crypt::URandom or Crypt::PRNG.

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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.
Title Data::Entropy versions before 0.010 for Perl read remote entropy sources over plain HTTP
Weaknesses CWE-319
CWE-353
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

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Updated: 2026-08-01T15:23:24.896Z

Reserved: 2026-07-31T20:31:42.315Z

Link: CVE-2026-18536

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