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.
Published: 2017-07-03
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-987-1 request-tracker4 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-988-1 rt-authen-externalauth security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3882-1 request-tracker4 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3883-1 rt-authen-externalauth security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-14465 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.
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Bestpractical Request Tracker
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T14:55:35.816Z

Reserved: 2017-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5361

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-07-03T16:29:00.480

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-5361

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