59707 : Sun Java JDK / JRE MessageDigest.isEqual Function HMAC Digest Signature Forgery Authentication Bypass
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2009-11-03

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-3875" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : The MessageDigest.isEqual function in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22, JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, SDK and JRE 1.3.x before 1.3.1_27, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_24 allows remote attackers to spoof HMAC-based digital signatures, and possibly bypass authentication, via unspecified vectors related to "timing attack vulnerabilities," aka Bug Id 6863503.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Authentication Management, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Tools & Filters

	42373

Credit

Coda Hale -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2010-01-13 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

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