CVE-2019-19794: GO-2020-0008 - Insecure generation of random numbers in github.com/miekg/dns

CVE-2019-19794 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-04-14

Insecure generation of random numbers in github.com/miekg/dns

Technologies: github.com/miekg/dns (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2019-19794 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2019-19794 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2019-19794?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 14 April 2021.
Which products and versions are affected?
github.com/miekg/dns (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.1.25, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.1.25-0.20191211073109-8ebf2e419df7.
Is there a fix for CVE-2019-19794?
Yes. github.com/miekg/dns (Go): upgrade to 1.1.25, 1.1.25-0.20191211073109-8ebf2e419df7 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2019-19794?
Check whether you run github.com/miekg/dns (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • github.com/miekg/dns (Go): upgrade to 1.1.25, 1.1.25-0.20191211073109-8ebf2e419df7 or later
    go get github.com/miekg/dns@v1.1.25-0.20191211073109-8ebf2e419df7

Affected products

  • github.com/miekg/dns (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.1.25, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.1.25-0.20191211073109-8ebf2e419df7

Identifiers

  • CVE-2019-19794
  • GHSA-44r7-7p62-q3fr
  • GO-2020-0008

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