goutils: RandomAlphaNumeric and CryptoRandomAlphaNumeric are not as random as they should be

A flaw was found in goutils where randomly generated alphanumeric strings contain significantly less entropy than expected. Both the RandomAlphaNumeric and CryptoRandomAlphaNumeric functions always return strings containing at least one digit from 0 to 9. This issue significantly reduces the amou...

UBUNTU-CVE-2021-4238

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...

GoUtils 安全特征问题漏洞

GoUtils is Masterminds open source a library . It provides users with utility functions that manipulate strings in various ways. A security vulnerability exists in Masterminds goutils that stems from the fact that randomly generated alphanumeric strings contain much less entropy than expected, an...

PT-2021-23607 · Softwarex · Softwarex

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: SoftwareX versions prior to 1.1.1 Description: Randomly-generated alphanumeric strings contain significantly less entropy than expected. The RandomAlphaNumeric and CryptoRandomAlphaNumeric functions always return strings containing at least o...