SB2017011112 - Information disclosure in Red Hat Keycloak



SB2017011112 - Information disclosure in Red Hat Keycloak

Published: January 11, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017011112
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Timing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2585)

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to conduct timing attacks and obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to the nonconstant time method when used for Hashed Message Authentication Code (HMAC) verification for JSON Web Signature (JWS) tokens. A remote attacker can perform a timing attack and gain access to potentially sensitive information.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.