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CVE-2018-8023

Published: 2018-09-21T13:29Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T04:13Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
Apache Mesos can be configured to require authentication to call the Executor HTTP API using JSON Web Token (JWT). In Apache Mesos versions pre-1.4.2, 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.6.0 the comparison of the generated HMAC value against the provided signature in the JWT implementation used is vulnerable to a timing attack because instead of a constant-time string comparison routine a standard `==` operator has been used. A malicious actor can therefore abuse the timing difference of when the JWT validation function returns to reveal the correct HMAC value. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt