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CVE-2015-8851GHSA-265Q-28RP-CHQ5

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

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.4.4
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • node-uuid node-uuid

    before 1.4.4

  • node-uuidnpm

    fixed in 1.4.4

References 4

GitHub · broofa/node-uuid

nodesecurity.io

openwall.com

bugzilla.redhat.com