UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5361

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5361
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5361.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5361
Upstream
Published
2017-07-03T16:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:06Z
Severity
  • 5.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / rt-authen-externalauth

Package

Name
rt-authen-externalauth
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rt-authen-externalauth@0.25-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.25-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.25-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "rt4-extension-authenexternalauth",
            "binary_version": "0.25-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / request-tracker4

Package

Name
request-tracker4
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/request-tracker4@4.2.12-5?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.2.11-2
4.2.12-3
4.2.12-4
4.2.12-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "request-tracker4",
            "binary_version": "4.2.12-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rt4-apache2",
            "binary_version": "4.2.12-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rt4-clients",
            "binary_version": "4.2.12-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rt4-db-mysql",
            "binary_version": "4.2.12-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rt4-db-postgresql",
            "binary_version": "4.2.12-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rt4-db-sqlite",
            "binary_version": "4.2.12-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rt4-doc-html",
            "binary_version": "4.2.12-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rt4-fcgi",
            "binary_version": "4.2.12-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rt4-standalone",
            "binary_version": "4.2.12-5"
        }
    ]
}