GHSA-ggfx-h9xj-5v9c

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ggfx-h9xj-5v9c

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-ggfx-h9xj-5v9c/GHSA-ggfx-h9xj-5v9c.json

Aliases

• CVE-2019-25061

Published

2022-05-19T00:00:40Z

Modified

2023-11-08T04:01:32.858863Z

Details

The randompasswordgenerator (aka RandomPasswordGenerator) gem through 1.0.0 for Ruby uses Kernel#rand to generate passwords, which, due to its cyclic nature, can facilitate password prediction.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25061
• https://github.com/bvsatyaram/random_password_generator/pull/1
• 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