cve-2021-4238
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-12-27 21:13
Modified
2024-08-03 17:23
Severity ?
Summary
Insufficient randomness in github.com/Masterminds/goutils
References
security@golang.orghttps://github.com/Masterminds/goutils/commit/869801f20f9f1e7ecdbdb6422049d8241270d5e1Patch, Third Party Advisory
security@golang.orghttps://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0411Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
github.com/Masterminds/goutilsgithub.com/Masterminds/goutils
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