CVE-2021-3642: Medium severity redhat WildFly Elytron vulnerability

Published Jun 30, 2021
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Updated

A flaw was found in Wildfly Elytron in versions prior to 1.10.14.Final, prior to 1.15.5.Final and prior to 1.16.1.Final where ScramServer may be susceptible to Timing Attack if enabled. The highest threat of this vulnerability is confidentiality.

Other sources

A flaw was found in Wildfly Elytron where ScramServer may be susceptible to Timing Attack if enabled. The highest threat of this vulnerability is confidentiality.

Affected Software

56 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.3.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.3.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-ironjacamar<0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jakarta-el<0:3.0.3-3.redhat_00007.1.el6ea
0:3.0.3-3.redhat_00007.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.43-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:4.0.43-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.7.2-10.Final_redhat_00011.1.el6ea
0:1.7.2-10.Final_redhat_00011.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-jsoup<0:1.14.2-1.redhat_00002.1.el6ea
0:1.14.2-1.redhat_00002.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-resteasy<0:3.11.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:3.11.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.41-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.0.41-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.3.10-2.GA_redhat_00003.1.el6ea
0:7.3.10-2.GA_redhat_00003.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.10.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:1.10.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-wss4j<0:2.2.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.2.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-xml-security<0:2.1.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
0:2.1.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.3.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.3.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-ironjacamar<0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jakarta-el<0:3.0.3-3.redhat_00007.1.el7ea
0:3.0.3-3.redhat_00007.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.43-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:4.0.43-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.7.2-10.Final_redhat_00011.1.el7ea
0:1.7.2-10.Final_redhat_00011.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-jsoup<0:1.14.2-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
0:1.14.2-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-resteasy<0:3.11.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:3.11.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.41-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.0.41-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.3.10-2.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7ea
0:7.3.10-2.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.10.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.10.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-wss4j<0:2.2.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.2.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-xml-security<0:2.1.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:2.1.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/eap7-apache-cxf<0:3.3.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.3.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-ironjacamar<0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jakarta-el<0:3.0.3-3.redhat_00007.1.el8ea
0:3.0.3-3.redhat_00007.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client<0:4.0.43-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:4.0.43-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration<0:1.7.2-10.Final_redhat_00011.1.el8ea
0:1.7.2-10.Final_redhat_00011.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-jsoup<0:1.14.2-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
0:1.14.2-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-resteasy<0:3.11.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:3.11.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-undertow<0:2.0.41-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.0.41-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly<0:7.3.10-2.GA_redhat_00003.1.el8ea
0:7.3.10-2.GA_redhat_00003.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.10.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.10.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wss4j<0:2.2.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.2.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-xml-security<0:2.1.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:2.1.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.15.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
0:1.15.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron<0:1.15.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
0:1.15.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
redhat/Wildfly Elytron<1.10.14.
1.10.14.
redhat/Wildfly Elytron<1.15.5.
1.15.5.
redhat/Wildfly Elytron<1.16.1.
1.16.1.
redhat WildFly Elytron<1.10.14
redhat WildFly Elytron>=1.11.0<1.15.5
redhat WildFly Elytron>=1.16.0<1.16.1
redhat Build Of Quarkus
redhat Codeready Studio=12.0
redhat Data Grid=8.0
redhat Descision Manager=7.0
redhat Integration Camel K
redhat Integration Camel Quarkus
redhat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform=7.0.0
redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
redhat Jboss Fuse=7.0.0
redhat Openshift Application Runtimes
redhat Process Automation=7.0
Quarkus Quarkus<=2.1.4

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-apache-cxf to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:3.3.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-ironjacamar to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jakarta-el to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:3.0.3-3.redhat_00007.1.el6ea
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:4.0.43-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.7.2-10.Final_redhat_00011.1.el6ea
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jsoup to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.14.2-1.redhat_00002.1.el6ea
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-resteasy to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:3.11.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-undertow to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:2.0.41-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-wildfly to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:7.3.10-2.GA_redhat_00003.1.el6ea
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.10.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el6ea
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-wss4j to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:2.2.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-xml-security to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:2.1.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el6ea
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-apache-cxf to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:3.3.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-ironjacamar to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jakarta-el to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:3.0.3-3.redhat_00007.1.el7ea
  16. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:4.0.43-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  17. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.7.2-10.Final_redhat_00011.1.el7ea
  18. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jsoup to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.14.2-1.redhat_00002.1.el7ea
  19. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-resteasy to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:3.11.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  20. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-undertow to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:2.0.41-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  21. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-wildfly to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:7.3.10-2.GA_redhat_00003.1.el7ea
  22. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.10.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  23. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-wss4j to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:2.2.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  24. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-xml-security to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:2.1.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  25. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-apache-cxf to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:3.3.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  26. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-ironjacamar to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.5.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  27. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jakarta-el to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:3.0.3-3.redhat_00007.1.el8ea
  28. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jboss-ejb-client to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:4.0.43-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  29. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jboss-server-migration to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.7.2-10.Final_redhat_00011.1.el8ea
  30. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-jsoup to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.14.2-1.redhat_00002.1.el8ea
  31. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-resteasy to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:3.11.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  32. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-undertow to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:2.0.41-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  33. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-wildfly to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:7.3.10-2.GA_redhat_00003.1.el8ea
  34. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.10.15-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  35. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-wss4j to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:2.2.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  36. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-xml-security to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:2.1.7-1.redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  37. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.15.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8ea
  38. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/eap7-wildfly-elytron to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0:1.15.5-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7ea
  39. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/Wildfly Elytron to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.10.14.
  40. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/Wildfly Elytron to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.15.5.
  41. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/Wildfly Elytron to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.16.1.
  42. Upgrade

    Upgrade Wildfly Elytron (ScramServer) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.10.14.Final
  43. Upgrade

    Upgrade Wildfly Elytron (ScramServer) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.15.5.Final
  44. Upgrade

    Upgrade Wildfly Elytron (ScramServer) to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.16.1.Final

Event History

Jun 30, 2021
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Jul 12, 2021
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·01:58 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Aug 5, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:48 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:48 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2021-3642?

The severity of CVE-2021-3642 is considered high due to its potential effect on confidentiality.

2

How do I fix CVE-2021-3642?

To fix CVE-2021-3642, upgrade Wildfly Elytron to versions 1.10.14.Final, 1.15.5.Final, or 1.16.1.Final or later.

3

What products are affected by CVE-2021-3642?

CVE-2021-3642 affects Wildfly Elytron versions prior to 1.10.14, 1.15.5, and 1.16.1 across several Red Hat packages.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2021-3642 expose?

CVE-2021-3642 exposes the application to timing attacks if ScramServer is enabled.

5

Is CVE-2021-3642 specific to any operating system?

CVE-2021-3642 affects Wildfly Elytron on multiple operating systems including Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions el6, el7, and el8.

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