CVE-2009-4269
The password hash generation algorithm in the BUILTIN authentication functionality for Apache Derby before 10.6.1.0 performs a transformation that reduces the size of the set of inputs to SHA-1, which produces a small search space that makes it easier for local and possibly remote attackers to crack passwords by generating hash collisions, related to password substitution.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 2.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-310
- EPSS score
- 1.4% (73th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2022-3779)
- Published
- August 16, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-3779 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apache / derby
References
- http://blogs.sun.com/kah/entry/derby_10_6_1_has
- http://db.apache.org/derby/releases/release-10.6.1.0.cgi#Fix+for+Security+Bug+CVE-2009-4269
- http://marc.info/?l=apache-db-general&m=127428514905504&w=1
- http://marcellmajor.com/derbyhash.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42948
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42970
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2011-194091.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42637
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024977
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0149
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-4483(Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
Query CVEs from your AI assistant
The CVE/NVD Explorer brain answers CVE questions directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP assistant — always up to date, no setup. Add it once and stop pasting advisories into chat.
Add the CVE brain