CVE-2017-5361 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain sensitive user password information via a timing side-channel attack due to non-constant-time comparison algorithms.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-5361?
CVE-2017-5361 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5361?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bestpractical Request Tracker.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5361?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-5361 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5361 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5361, DLA-988-1, DSA-3883-1, GHSA-qpcq-vgjf-37f6, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5361.