Observable Discrepancy
CVE-2021-38153
Summary
Some components in Apache Kafka use `Arrays.equals` to validate a password or key, which is vulnerable to timing attacks that make brute force attacks for such credentials more likely to be successful. This vulnerability affects Apache Kafka versions 2.0.0 prior to 2.6.3, 2.7.x prior to 2.7.2 and 2.8.x prior to 2.8.1.
- HIGH
- NETWORK
- NONE
- UNCHANGED
- NONE
- NONE
- HIGH
- NONE
CWE-203 - Observable Discrepancy
The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor, which exposes security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not.
References
Advisory Timeline
- Published
