CVE-2015-8851

NameCVE-2015-8851
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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
node-uuid (PTS)buster3.3.2-2fixed
bullseye8.3.2+~8.3.0-4fixed
bookworm8.3.2+~8.3.3-3fixed
sid, trixie8.3.2+~8.3.3-4fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
node-uuidsource(unstable)1.4.7-1unimportant

Notes

https://github.com/broofa/node-uuid/issues/108
https://github.com/broofa/node-uuid/issues/118
https://github.com/broofa/node-uuid/issues/122
https://github.com/broofa/node-uuid/commit/672f3834ed02c798aa021c618d0a5666c8da000d
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