Insecure Entropy Source - Math.random() in node-uuid

ALTO 7.5CVE-2015-8851 · GHSA-265q-28rp-chq5 · Published 30/01/2020 · updated 07/10/2026

In breve

CVE-2015-8851 è una vulnerabilità ALTO (CVSS 7.5) che riguarda node-uuid (node-uuid project), node-uuid.
Probabilità di sfruttamento nei prossimi 30 giorni (EPSS): 2.3%, superiore al 83.1% delle vulnerabilità.
Correzione: aggiornare a 1.4.4 o successiva.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
node-uuid node-uuid_project	`< 1.4.4`	`1.4.4`
node-uuid npm	`< 1.4.4`	`1.4.4`

Description

Affected versions of node-uuid consistently fall back to using Math.random as an entropy source instead of crypto, which may result in guessable UUID's.

Recommendation

Update to version 1.4.4 or later.

NVD description

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.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8851 · ADVISORY
broofa/node-uuid · WEB
broofa/node-uuid · WEB
broofa/node-uuid commit 672f383 · WEB
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi · WEB
npmjs.com/advisories/93 · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/13/8 · WEB
nodesecurity.io/advisories/93 · Third Party Advisory

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