CVE-2021-3538
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CVE-2021-3538 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in github.com/satori/go.uuid in versions from commit 0ef6afb2f6cdd6cdaeee3885a95099c63f18fc8c to d91630c8510268e75203009fe7daf2b8e1d60c45. Due to insecure randomness in the g.rand.Read function the generated UUIDs are predictable for an attacker.. EPSS estimates a 2.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was found in github.com/satori/go.uuid in versions from commit 0ef6afb2f6cdd6cdaeee3885a95099c63f18fc8c to d91630c8510268e75203009fe7daf2b8e1d60c45. Due to insecure randomness in the g.rand.Read function the generated UUIDs are predictable for an attacker.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Satori | Uuid | All versions |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1954376Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/satori/go.uuid/issues/73Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMSATORIGOUUID-72488Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1954376Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/satori/go.uuid/issues/73Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMSATORIGOUUID-72488Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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