Observable Timing Discrepancy vulnerability when comparing AJP secret in Apache Tomcat.
This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.21, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.54, from 9.0.0.M1 through 9.0.117, from 8.5.0 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.0 through 7.0.109. Older unsupported versions may also be affected.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.22, 10.1.55 or 9.0.118 which fix the issue.
Weakness
Two separate operations in a product require different amounts of time to complete, in a way that is observable to an actor and reveals security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomcat | Apache | 7.0.0 (including) | 7.0.109 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 8.5.0 (including) | 8.5.100 (including) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 9.0.0 (including) | 9.0.118 (excluding) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 10.1.0 (including) | 10.1.55 (excluding) |
| Tomcat | Apache | 11.0.0 (including) | 11.0.22 (excluding) |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | RedHat | tomcat11-main-11.0.22-0.1.hum1 | * |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | RedHat | tomcat10-main-10.1.55-1.hum1 | * |
| Tomcat10 | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Tomcat10 | Ubuntu | esm-apps/noble | * |
| Tomcat10 | Ubuntu | esm-apps/resolute | * |
| Tomcat10 | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Tomcat10 | Ubuntu | questing | * |
| Tomcat10 | Ubuntu | resolute | * |
| Tomcat10 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Tomcat11 | Ubuntu | esm-apps/resolute | * |
| Tomcat11 | Ubuntu | questing | * |
| Tomcat11 | Ubuntu | resolute | * |
| Tomcat11 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Tomcat6 | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Tomcat6 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Tomcat7 | Ubuntu | esm-apps-legacy/xenial | * |
| Tomcat7 | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Tomcat7 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Tomcat8 | Ubuntu | esm-apps/bionic | * |
| Tomcat8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Tomcat9 | Ubuntu | esm-apps/bionic | * |
| Tomcat9 | Ubuntu | esm-apps/focal | * |
| Tomcat9 | Ubuntu | esm-apps/jammy | * |
| Tomcat9 | Ubuntu | esm-apps/noble | * |
| Tomcat9 | Ubuntu | esm-apps/resolute | * |
| Tomcat9 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Tomcat9 | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Tomcat9 | Ubuntu | questing | * |
| Tomcat9 | Ubuntu | resolute | * |
| Tomcat9 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/462.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/541.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/580.html