Timing Attack Affecting org.apache.directory.api:api-ldap-model package, versions [,1.0.0-M31)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEDIRECTORYAPI-30595
  • published7 Jul 2015
  • disclosed7 Jul 2015
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 7 Jul 2015

CVE-2015-3250  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-208  (opens in a new tab)

Overview

org.apache.directory.api:api-ldap-model Affected versions of the package are vulnerable to Timing Attack due to using the Arrays.equals to validate the password, which is vulnerable to a brute force attacks by malicious users.

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