CVE-2017-12872
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.015 · 73 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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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affected products (5)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-v882-949x-6v28SimpleSAMLphp allows timing side-channel attacks2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
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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references (9)
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- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00007.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00017.htmlcnnvd
- https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201703-01cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00007.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00017.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201703-01enisa_euvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00007.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00017.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
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