CVE-2015-8851: Insecure Entropy Source

January 30, 2020 (updated February 5, 2020)

node-uuid uses insufficiently random data to create a GUID, which could make it easier for attackers to have unspecified impact via brute force guessing.

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1327056
github.com/broofa/node-uuid/issues/108
github.com/broofa/node-uuid/issues/122
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8851

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