UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8851

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8851
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8851.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8851
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:43:19Z
Published
2020-01-30T21:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:33:39.942788Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

node-uuid before 1.4.4 uses insufficiently random data to create a GUID, which could make it easier for attackers to have unspecified impact via brute force guessing.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / node-uuid

Package

Name
node-uuid
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-uuid@1.4.7-5?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.7-5

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libjs-node-uuid",
            "binary_version": "1.4.7-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "node-node-uuid",
            "binary_version": "1.4.7-5"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8851.json"