VDB-54362 · CVE-2009-4269 · BID 42637

Apache Derby 10.5.3.0 cryptographic issues

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apache Derby 10.5.3.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issues vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The password hash generation algorithm in the BUILTIN authentication functionality for Apache Derby before 10.6.1.0 performs a transformation that reduces the size of the set of inputs to SHA-1, which produces a small search space that makes it easier for local and possibly remote attackers to crack passwords by generating hash collisions, related to password substitution.

The weakness was disclosed 08/16/2010 with Apache (Website). The advisory is available at issues.apache.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-4269. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1600 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 52536 (Apache Derby 'BUILTIN' Authentication Insecure Password Hashing), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases.

Upgrading to version 10.5.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (52536).

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Class: Cryptographic issues
CWE: CWE-310
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 52536
Nessus Name: Apache Derby 'BUILTIN' Authentication Insecure Password Hashing
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OpenVAS ID: 801284
OpenVAS Name: Apache Derby Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Derby 10.5.3.0

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12/10/2009 🔍
12/18/2009 +8 days 🔍
08/16/2010 +241 days 🔍
08/16/2010 +0 days 🔍
01/18/2011 +155 days 🔍
01/19/2011 +1 days 🔍
03/03/2011 +43 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1477 days 🔍
09/23/2021 +2380 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: issues.apache.org
Organization: Apache
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-4269 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 29259 - [cpujan2011-194091] Oracle Industry Applications InForm 4.5, 4.6 and 5.0 Remote Unspecified Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 42637 - Apache Derby 'BUILTIN' Authentication Insecure Password Hashing Vulnerability
Secunia: 42948

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/23/2021 06:52
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (57), 03/13/2017 12:32 (9), 09/23/2021 06:39 (5), 09/23/2021 06:52 (1)
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