Apache Derby Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Summary
The host is running Apache Derby and is prone to information disclosure vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will let remote attackers to crack passwords by generating hash collisions. Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to Apache Derby version 10.6.1.0 or later, For updates refer to http://db.apache.org/derby/derby_downloads.html
Insight
The flaw is due to a weaknesses in the password hash generation algorithm used in Derby to store passwords in the database, 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.
Affected
Apache Derby versions before 10.6.1.0
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