Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort Affecting org.apache.derby:derby package, versions [10.5.3.0,10.6.1.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEDERBY-30019
  • published18 Dec 2010
  • disclosed16 Aug 2010
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 16 Aug 2010

CVE-2009-4269  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-916  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.derby:derby to version 10.6.1.0 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.derby:derby is a database engine by Apache.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort. 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.

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