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CVE-2015-8851

Date: January 30, 2020

node-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.

Language: JS

Severity Score

7.5

Related Resources (9)

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8851

Url: https://github.com/broofa/node-uuid/commit/672f3834ed02c798aa021c618d0a5666c8da000d

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/13/8

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1327056

Url: https://github.com/broofa/node-uuid/issues/108

Url: https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/93

Url: https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/93

Url: https://github.com/broofa/node-uuid/issues/122

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2015-8851

Severity Score

7.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Insufficient Entropy

CWE-331

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.5
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	5.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE
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