CVE-2021-4238

Critical

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.1
Exploit probability—
ProductGoutils
PublishedDec 27, 2022
First seenDec 27, 2022

How to fix

Update
  • goutils_project goutils1.1.1 or later
  • github.com/Masterminds/goutils1.1.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
goutils_project goutilsv < 1.1.11.1.1
github.com/Masterminds/goutilsGov < 1.1.11.1.1

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