CVE-2009-4269
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 16, 2010
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Dec 10, 2009
Description
The password hash generation algorithm in the BUILTIN authentication functionality for Apache Derby before 10.6.1.0 performs a transformation that reduces the size of the set of inputs to SHA-1, which produces a small search space that makes it easier for local and possibly remote attackers to crack passwords by generating hash collisions, related to password substitution.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [apache-db-general] 20100519 [ANNOUNCE] Apache Derby 10.6.1.0 releasedmailing-list
- 42948third-party-advisory
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-4483
- http://blogs.sun.com/kah/entry/derby_10_6_1_has
- ADV-2011-0149vdb-entry
- 42970third-party-advisory
- http://marcellmajor.com/derbyhash.html
- 1024977vdb-entry
- http://db.apache.org/derby/releases/release-10.6.1.0.cgi#Fix+for+Security+Bug+CVE-2009-4269
- 42637vdb-entry
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2011-194091.html
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