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CVE-2024-23953 Detail

Description

Use of Arrays.equals() in LlapSignerImpl in Apache Hive to compare message signatures allows attacker to forge a valid signature for an arbitrary message byte by byte. The attacker should be an authorized user of the product to perform this attack. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.0, which fixes this issue. The problem occurs when an application doesn’t use a constant-time algorithm for validating a signature. The method Arrays.equals() returns false right away when it sees that one of the input’s bytes are different. It means that the comparison time depends on the contents of the arrays. This little thing may allow an attacker to forge a valid signature for an arbitrary message byte by byte. So it might allow malicious users to submit splits/work with selected signatures to LLAP without running as a privileged user, potentially leading to DDoS attack. More details in the reference section.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/28/3 CVE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://blog.gypsyengineer.com/en/security/preventing-timing-attacks-with-codeql.html Apache Software Foundation Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
https://cqr.company/web-vulnerabilities/timing-attacks/ Apache Software Foundation Technical Description 
https://github.com/apache/hive Apache Software Foundation Product 
https://github.com/apache/hive/commit/b418e3c9f479ba8e7d31e6470306111002ffa809 Apache Software Foundation Patch 
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-28030 Apache Software Foundation Patch 
https://lists.apache.org/thread/0nloywj49nbtlc6l3c6363qvq7o1ztb7 Apache Software Foundation Mailing List  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-208 Observable Timing Discrepancy Apache Software Foundation  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-23953
NVD Published Date:
01/28/2025
NVD Last Modified:
06/17/2026
Source:
Apache Software Foundation