Vulnerability in Satori Uuid
CVE-2021-3538
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Satori Uuid
- Satori/go.uuid — versions All satori/go.uuid versions from commit 0ef6afb2f6cdd6cdaeee3885a95099c63f18fc8c to d91630c8510268e75203009fe7daf2b8e1d60c45
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/satori/go.uuid/issues/73 (Third Party Advisory)
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMSATORIGOUUID-72488 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-3538?
- CVE-2021-3538 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Satori Uuid, classified under Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-06-02.
- How severe is CVE-2021-3538?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-3538 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.