Timing Side-Channel Vulnerability in Request Tracker by Best Practical Solutions
CVE-2017-5361

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Bestpractical

Status
Request Tracker
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 July 2017

What is CVE-2017-5361?

Request Tracker (RT) versions prior to 4.0.25, 4.2.14, and 4.4.2 exhibit a vulnerability due to the failure to implement a constant-time comparison algorithm. This oversight allows attackers to leverage timing side-channel attacks to potentially extract sensitive user password information remotely, posing a significant security risk for applications that rely on this software.

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3883
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://forum.bestpractical.com/t/security-vulnerabilitie...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3882
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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