CVE-2019-25061
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
Insecure PRNG use in random_password_generator
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | random_password_generator | | |
| RubyGems | random_password_generator | <=1.0.0 | |
References
- https://github.com/bvsatyaram/random_password_generator/pull/1
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25061
- https://github.com/bvsatyaram/random_password_generator
- https://github.com/bvsatyaram/random_password_generator/blob/2855e8d7d8803dbb580ddd6cf13846394eb4530e/lib/random_password_generator.rb#L23
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/random_password_generator/CVE-2019-25061.yml
- https://ruby-doc.org/core-3.1.2/Random.html
- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42170239/security-of-rand-in-ruby-compared-to-other-methods/42170560
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