Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 22, 2021, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:16 a.m.

Source :

security@apache.org

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-38153 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-38153 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Oracle primavera_unifier
2 Oracle communications_cloud_native_core_policy
3 Oracle financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure
4 Oracle financial_services_behavior_detection_platform
5 Oracle financial_services_enterprise_case_management
6 Oracle communications_brm_-_elastic_charging_engine
1 Quarkus quarkus
1 Apache kafka
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-38153.

URL Resource
https://kafka.apache.org/cve-list Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26390c8b09ecfa356582d665b0c01f4cdcf16ac047c85f9f9f06a88c%40%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26390c8b09ecfa356582d665b0c01f4cdcf16ac047c85f9f9f06a88c%40%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r35322aec467ddae34002690edaa4d9f16e7df9b5bf7164869b75b62c%40%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r45cc0602d5f2cbb72e48896dfadf5e5b87ed85630449598b40e8f0be%40%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r45cc0602d5f2cbb72e48896dfadf5e5b87ed85630449598b40e8f0be%40%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd9ef217b09fdefaf32a4e1835b59b96629542db57e1f63edb8b006e6%40%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd9ef217b09fdefaf32a4e1835b59b96629542db57e1f63edb8b006e6%40%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Third Party Advisory
https://kafka.apache.org/cve-list Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26390c8b09ecfa356582d665b0c01f4cdcf16ac047c85f9f9f06a88c%40%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26390c8b09ecfa356582d665b0c01f4cdcf16ac047c85f9f9f06a88c%40%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r35322aec467ddae34002690edaa4d9f16e7df9b5bf7164869b75b62c%40%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r45cc0602d5f2cbb72e48896dfadf5e5b87ed85630449598b40e8f0be%40%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r45cc0602d5f2cbb72e48896dfadf5e5b87ed85630449598b40e8f0be%40%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd9ef217b09fdefaf32a4e1835b59b96629542db57e1f63edb8b006e6%40%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd9ef217b09fdefaf32a4e1835b59b96629542db57e1f63edb8b006e6%40%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Third Party Advisory

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Enables developers to use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) to connect to their Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) clusters.

Java

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Born at : Sept. 1, 2020, 4:42 p.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-38153 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-38153 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://kafka.apache.org/cve-list
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26390c8b09ecfa356582d665b0c01f4cdcf16ac047c85f9f9f06a88c%40%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26390c8b09ecfa356582d665b0c01f4cdcf16ac047c85f9f9f06a88c%40%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r35322aec467ddae34002690edaa4d9f16e7df9b5bf7164869b75b62c%40%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r45cc0602d5f2cbb72e48896dfadf5e5b87ed85630449598b40e8f0be%40%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r45cc0602d5f2cbb72e48896dfadf5e5b87ed85630449598b40e8f0be%40%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd9ef217b09fdefaf32a4e1835b59b96629542db57e1f63edb8b006e6%40%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd9ef217b09fdefaf32a4e1835b59b96629542db57e1f63edb8b006e6%40%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
  • CVE Modified by security@apache.org

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by security@apache.org

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r35322aec467ddae34002690edaa4d9f16e7df9b5bf7164869b75b62c%40%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r45cc0602d5f2cbb72e48896dfadf5e5b87ed85630449598b40e8f0be%40%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r45cc0602d5f2cbb72e48896dfadf5e5b87ed85630449598b40e8f0be%40%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd9ef217b09fdefaf32a4e1835b59b96629542db57e1f63edb8b006e6%40%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd9ef217b09fdefaf32a4e1835b59b96629542db57e1f63edb8b006e6%40%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26390c8b09ecfa356582d665b0c01f4cdcf16ac047c85f9f9f06a88c%40%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26390c8b09ecfa356582d665b0c01f4cdcf16ac047c85f9f9f06a88c%40%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r35322aec467ddae34002690edaa4d9f16e7df9b5bf7164869b75b62c@%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r45cc0602d5f2cbb72e48896dfadf5e5b87ed85630449598b40e8f0be@%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r45cc0602d5f2cbb72e48896dfadf5e5b87ed85630449598b40e8f0be@%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd9ef217b09fdefaf32a4e1835b59b96629542db57e1f63edb8b006e6@%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd9ef217b09fdefaf32a4e1835b59b96629542db57e1f63edb8b006e6@%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26390c8b09ecfa356582d665b0c01f4cdcf16ac047c85f9f9f06a88c@%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26390c8b09ecfa356582d665b0c01f4cdcf16ac047c85f9f9f06a88c@%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E
  • Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Oct. 05, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:18.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:19.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:20.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:21.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_brm_-_elastic_charging_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.0.0.4.6 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_brm_-_elastic_charging_engine:12.0.0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.6.0 up to (including) 8.0.9.0 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_analytical_applications_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.1.0.0.0 up to (including) 8.1.20 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_behavior_detection_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.6.0.0 up to (including) 8.0.8.0 *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_behavior_detection_platform:8.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_behavior_detection_platform:8.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_behavior_detection_platform:8.1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:financial_services_enterprise_case_management:8.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:18.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:19.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:20.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:21.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by security@apache.org

    Jul. 25, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by security@apache.org

    Apr. 20, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Feb. 08, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:quarkus:quarkus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.2.4
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:18.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:19.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:20.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:21.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by security@apache.org

    Feb. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Dec. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.0 up to (excluding) 2.8.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.0 up to (excluding) 2.6.3 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.7.0 up to (excluding) 2.7.2 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:kafka:2.8.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Dec. 03, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26390c8b09ecfa356582d665b0c01f4cdcf16ac047c85f9f9f06a88c@%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26390c8b09ecfa356582d665b0c01f4cdcf16ac047c85f9f9f06a88c@%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26390c8b09ecfa356582d665b0c01f4cdcf16ac047c85f9f9f06a88c@%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26390c8b09ecfa356582d665b0c01f4cdcf16ac047c85f9f9f06a88c@%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r35322aec467ddae34002690edaa4d9f16e7df9b5bf7164869b75b62c@%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r35322aec467ddae34002690edaa4d9f16e7df9b5bf7164869b75b62c@%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r45cc0602d5f2cbb72e48896dfadf5e5b87ed85630449598b40e8f0be@%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r45cc0602d5f2cbb72e48896dfadf5e5b87ed85630449598b40e8f0be@%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r45cc0602d5f2cbb72e48896dfadf5e5b87ed85630449598b40e8f0be@%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r45cc0602d5f2cbb72e48896dfadf5e5b87ed85630449598b40e8f0be@%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd9ef217b09fdefaf32a4e1835b59b96629542db57e1f63edb8b006e6@%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd9ef217b09fdefaf32a4e1835b59b96629542db57e1f63edb8b006e6@%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd9ef217b09fdefaf32a4e1835b59b96629542db57e1f63edb8b006e6@%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd9ef217b09fdefaf32a4e1835b59b96629542db57e1f63edb8b006e6@%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by security@apache.org

    Oct. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26390c8b09ecfa356582d665b0c01f4cdcf16ac047c85f9f9f06a88c@%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r26390c8b09ecfa356582d665b0c01f4cdcf16ac047c85f9f9f06a88c@%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by security@apache.org

    Oct. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd9ef217b09fdefaf32a4e1835b59b96629542db57e1f63edb8b006e6@%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd9ef217b09fdefaf32a4e1835b59b96629542db57e1f63edb8b006e6@%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by security@apache.org

    Oct. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r45cc0602d5f2cbb72e48896dfadf5e5b87ed85630449598b40e8f0be@%3Cusers.kafka.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r45cc0602d5f2cbb72e48896dfadf5e5b87ed85630449598b40e8f0be@%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by security@apache.org

    Oct. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r35322aec467ddae34002690edaa4d9f16e7df9b5bf7164869b75b62c@%3Cdev.kafka.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Sep. 29, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://kafka.apache.org/cve-list No Types Assigned https://kafka.apache.org/cve-list Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-203
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.0 up to (excluding) 2.8.1
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-38153 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-38153 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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score

0.43667

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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