Timing Side-Channel Attack in SAP Router 721 and Earlier Versions

CVE-2014-0984 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

The passwordCheck function in SAP Router 721 patch 117, 720 patch 411, 710 patch 029, and earlier terminates validation of a Route Permission Table entry password upon encountering the first incorrect character, which allows remote attackers to obtain passwords via a brute-force attack that relies on timing differences in responses to incorrect password guesses, aka a timing side-channel attack.

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