Cryptographic Issues Affecting org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-kerberos-codec package, versions [,2.0.0.AM27)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEDIRECTORYSERVER-1063040
  • published6 May 2021
  • disclosed20 Jan 2021
  • creditYa Xiao

Introduced: 20 Jan 2021

CVE NOT AVAILABLE CWE-310  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-338  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-kerberos-codec to version 2.0.0.AM27 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Cryptographic Issues. A static IV is used in symmetric encryption with CBC mode. The IV of CBC mode is expected to be random. The static IV makes the resulting ciphertext much more predictable and susceptible to a dictionary attack.

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