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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-1926

Apache Hive cookie signature verification used a non constant time comparison which is known to be vulnerable to timing attacks. This could allow recovery of another users cookie signature. The issue was addressed in Apache Hive 2.3.8

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1 Nov 2026, 04:35 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-1926

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Mar 2021, 13:15 UTC

Apache Hive cookie signature verification used a non constant time comparison which is known to be vulnerable to timing attacks. This could allow recovery of another users cookie signature. The issue was addressed in Apache Hive 2.3.8

osv:CVE-2020-1926
Complete source record
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  "id": "68c55eb1f9eb337f905b6e05add66cf4192cdd549f63d8a2f4c17841441a1a3b",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1926",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-1926",
    "summary": "Apache Hive cookie signature verification used a non constant time comparison which is known to be vulnerable to timing attacks. This could allow recovery of another users cookie signature. The issue was addressed in Apache Hive 2.3.8",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-1926",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2020-1926",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2020-1926",
        "GHSA-54g4-5cf6-hjp3"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/apache/hive",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "f1e87137034e4ecbe39a859d4ef44319800016d7"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:apache:hive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "2.3.8"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "release-2.3.8-rc2",
            "release-2.3.8-rc1",
            "release-2.3.8-rc0",
            "rel/release-2.3.7",
            "rel/release-2.3.6",
            "release-2.3.5-rc0",
            "rel/release-2.3.5",
            "rel/release-2.3.4",
            "rel/release-2.3.2",
            "rel/release-2.3.1",
            "rel/release-2.3.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-1926.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:20.352431312Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-22708",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd186eedff68102ba1e68059a808101c5aa587e11542c7dcd26e7b9d7%40%3Cuser.hive.apache.org%3E"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-1926",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 430246,
  "published_at": "2021-03-16T13:15:11.893+00:00"
}