Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-38153

Some components in Apache Kafka use `Arrays.equals` to validate a password or key, which is vulnerable to timing attacks that make brute force attacks for such credentials more likely to be successful. Users should upgrade to 2.8.1 or higher, or 3.0.0 or higher where this vulnerability has been fixed. The affected versions include Apache Kafka 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.7.0, 2.7.1, and 2.8.0.
Published 2021-09-22 09:15:08
Updated 2022-10-05 18:23:37
Source Apache Software Foundation
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Products affected by CVE-2021-38153

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-38153

EPSS FAQ
0.31%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 71 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2021-38153

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.3
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
8.6
2.9
 NIST
5.9
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.2
3.6
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2021-38153

  • The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor, which exposes security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not.
    Assigned by:
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
    • security@apache.org (Secondary)

References for CVE-2021-38153

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