CVE-2021-33880: Observable Timing Discrepancy in aaugustin websockets library
(updated )
The aaugustin websockets library before 9.1 for Python has an Observable Timing Discrepancy on servers when HTTP Basic Authentication is enabled with basic_auth_protocol_factory(credentials=…). An attacker may be able to guess a password via a timing attack.
References
- github.com/aaugustin/websockets
- github.com/aaugustin/websockets/commit/547a26b685d08cac0aa64e5e65f7867ac0ea9bc0
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-8ch4-58qp-g3mp
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/websockets/PYSEC-2021-95.yaml
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33880
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
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