medium5.9
CVE-2017-12872
The (1) Htpasswd authentication source in the authcrypt module and (2) SimpleSAML_Session class in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.11 and earlier allow remote attackers to …
Impact
The (1) Htpasswd authentication source in the authcrypt module and (2) SimpleSAML_Session class in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.11 and earlier allow remote attackers to conduct timing side-channel attacks by leveraging use of the standard comparison operator to compare secret material against user input.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Simplesamlphp | Simplesamlphp | through 1.14.11 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 7.0, 8.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00017.html
- https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201703-01
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00017.html
- https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201703-01