Input validation error in Apache Kafka - #VU21213
Published: September 19, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21213
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote authenticated attacker with permission to create topics can unexpectedly terminate a cluster of Kafka server processes with the specially crafted topic names.
Affected software
Apache Kafka
TIBCO Messaging - Apache Kafka Distribution - Core - Enterprise Edition
TIBCO Messaging - Apache Kafka Distribution - Core - Community Edition
TIBCO Messaging - Apache Kafka Distribution - Core - Enterprise Edition
TIBCO Messaging - Apache Kafka Distribution - Core - Community Edition
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apache Kafka - update to 2.2.1
TIBCO Messaging - Apache Kafka Distribution - Core - Enterprise Edition - update to 2.2.0-1
TIBCO Messaging - Apache Kafka Distribution - Core - Community Edition - update to 2.2.0-1
TIBCO Messaging - Apache Kafka Distribution - Core - Enterprise Edition - update to 2.2.0-1
TIBCO Messaging - Apache Kafka Distribution - Core - Community Edition - update to 2.2.0-1