CVE-2021-4238 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2021-4238 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 27/12/2022 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2021
Source: Go | Vendor: github.com/Masterminds/goutils | Product: github.com/Masterminds/goutils
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2021-4238 Description

Randomly-generated alphanumeric strings contain significantly less entropy than expected. The RandomAlphaNumeric and CryptoRandomAlphaNumeric functions always return strings containing at least one digit from 0 to 9. This significantly reduces the amount of entropy in short strings generated by these functions.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: CWE 330: Use of Insufficiently Random Values
Source: github.com/Masterminds/goutils

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).