9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-3538
GitHub Satori Go UUID Predictable UUID Generation
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 2, 2021, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:21 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-3538 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Go.uuid_project go.uuid
1 Satori uuid
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-3538.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1954376 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/satori/go.uuid/issues/73 Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMSATORIGOUUID-72488 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1954376 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/satori/go.uuid/issues/73 Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMSATORIGOUUID-72488 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-3538 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-3538 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1954376
    Added Reference https://github.com/satori/go.uuid/issues/73
    Added Reference https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMSATORIGOUUID-72488
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:go.uuid_project:go.uuid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:satori:uuid:-:*:*:*:*:go:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 14, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1954376 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1954376 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/satori/go.uuid/issues/73 No Types Assigned https://github.com/satori/go.uuid/issues/73 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMSATORIGOUUID-72488 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMSATORIGOUUID-72488 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-338
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:go.uuid_project:go.uuid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.34 }} 0.09%

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0.70912

percentile

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