SimpleSAMLphp allows timing side-channel attacks
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.
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describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-12872US | medium5.9 | — | ||
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-c… | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp/CVE-2017-12872.yamlWEB
- https://github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp/commit/b72c79e3070f930d758f5c269333d63ed7509e2eWEB
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00007.htmlWEB
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00017.htmlWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12872ADVISORY
- https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201703-01WEB
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