Timing Attack Affecting org.jasypt:jasypt package, versions [,1.9.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.01% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGJASYPT-31668
  • published26 Apr 2018
  • disclosed21 May 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 21 May 2017

CVE-2014-9970  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.jasypt:jasypt to version 1.9.2 or higher.

Overview

org.jasypt:jasypt is a java library which allows the developer to add basic encryption capabilities to his/her projects with minimum effort, and without the need of having deep knowledge on how cryptography works.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Timing Attacks via the Arrays.equals function. A local user can conduct a timing attack on password hash comparison in the Jasypt component to determine passwords on the target system.

CVSS Base Scores

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