libjwt 1.15.3 uses strcmp (which is not constant time) to verify authentication, which makes it easier to bypass authentication via a timing side channel.
Products Affected
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| bencollins | jwt_c_library | 1.15.3 |
| debian | debian_linux | 10.0 |
| libjwt | libjwt | 1.15.3 |
LibJWT is a C JSON Web Token Library. Starting in version 3.0.0 and prior to version 3.3.0, the JWK parsing for RSA-PSS did not protect against a NULL value when expecting to parse JSON string values. A specially crafted JWK file could exploit this behavior by using integers in places where the code expected a string. This was fixed in v3.3.0. A workaround is available. Users importing keys through a JWK file should not do so from untrusted sources. Use the `jwk2key` tool to check for validity of a JWK file. Likewise, if possible, do not use JWK files with RSA-PSS keys.
Products Affected
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| libjwt | libjwt | * |