Medium severity · published Jul 3, 2017
CVE-2017-5361
Request Tracker (RT) 4.x before 4.0.25, 4.2.x before 4.2.14, and 4.4.x before 4.4.2 does not use a constant-time comparison algorithm for secrets, which makes it easier for remote…
5.9
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Request Tracker (RT) 4.x before 4.0.25, 4.2.x before 4.2.14, and 4.4.x before 4.4.2 does not use a constant-time comparison algorithm for secrets, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive user password information via a timing side-channel attack.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 72% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RT
Request Tracker · Bestpractical
4.0.0; 4.0.1; 4.0.2; 4.0.3; 4.0.4; 4.0.5; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5361
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5361
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3882
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3883
Vendor Advisory
https://forum.bestpractical.com/t/security-vulnerabilities-in-rt-2017-06-15/32016
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