Observable timing discrepancy vulnerability in Apache Pulsar SASL Authentication Provider can allow an attacker to forge a SASL Role Token that will pass signature verification.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.11.3, 3.0.2, or 3.1.1 which fixes the issue. Users should also consider updating the configured secret in the `saslJaasServerRoleTokenSignerSecretPath` file.
Any component matching an above version running the SASL Authentication Provider is affected. That includes the Pulsar Broker, Proxy, Websocket Proxy, or Function Worker.
2.11 Pulsar users should upgrade to at least 2.11.3.
3.0 Pulsar users should upgrade to at least 3.0.2.
3.1 Pulsar users should upgrade to at least 3.1.1.
Any users running Pulsar 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, and earlier should upgrade to one of the above patched versions.
For additional details on this attack vector, please refer to https://codahale.com/a-lesson-in-timing-attacks/ .
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published: 2024-02-07T09:18:19.080Z
Updated: 2024-08-02T22:32:09.454Z
Reserved: 2023-12-19T06:13:58.560Z
Link: CVE-2023-51437
Vulnrichment
Updated: 2024-08-02T22:32:09.454Z
NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2024-02-07T10:15:08.137
Modified: 2024-11-21T08:38:06.947
Link: CVE-2023-51437
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