CVE-2015-8851

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-8851
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-01-30 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-02-05 17:26:00 UTC
Descriptionnode-uuid before 1.4.4 uses insufficiently random data to create a GUID, which could make it easier for attackers to have unspecified impact via brute force guessing.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-331

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Node-uuid Project Node-uuid All All All All
Application Node-uuid Project Node-uuid All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1327056 – (CVE-2015-8851) CVE-2015-8851 nodejs-node-uuid: insecure entropy source - Math.random() MISC bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
v1.4.4: close #122 #118 #108 · broofa/node-uuid@672f383 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch
Overview CONFIRM nodesecurity.io Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE for nodejs node-uuid MISC www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 983789 Nodejs (npm) Security Update for node-uuid (GHSA-265q-28rp-chq5)

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