Timing Attack Affecting org.apache.hive:hive-service package, versions [,2.3.8)


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.07% (29th percentile)
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NVD
5.9 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEHIVE-1085993
  • published 16 Mar 2021
  • disclosed 16 Mar 2021
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.hive:hive-service to version 2.3.8 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.hive:hive-service is a package for reading, writing, and managing large datasets residing in distributed storage using SQL.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Timing Attack. The cookie signature verification used a non constant time comparison which is known to be vulnerable to timing attacks. This could allow recovery of another user's cookie signature.