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CVE-2021-38153 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Library home page: https://kafka.apache.org
Path to dependency file: /server/plugins/kafka-event-sink/pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /canner/.m2/repository/org/apache/kafka/kafka-clients/2.4.0/kafka-clients-2.4.0.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **kafka-clients-2.4.0.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: a0a888b3b97fbcfb092cc1f80f98558cfea2d71f
Found in base branch: master
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. Users should upgrade to 2.8.1 or higher, or 3.0.0 or higher where this vulnerability has been fixed. The affected versions include Apache Kafka 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.7.0, 2.7.1, and 2.8.0.
Publish Date: 2021-09-22
URL: CVE-2021-38153
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-38153
Release Date: 2021-09-22
Fix Resolution: 2.6.3
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