CVE-2021-31866
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.012 · 69 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Redmine before 4.0.9 and 4.1.x before 4.1.3 allows an attacker to learn the values of internal authentication keys by observing timing differences in string comparison operations within SysController and MailHandlerController.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (12)
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advisories (1)
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- BIT-redmine-2021-318662024-03-06vendor · osvUS
Redmine before 4.0.9 and 4.1.x before 4.1.3 allows an attacker to learn the values of internal authentication keys by observing timing differences in string comparison operations within SysController and MailHandlerController.
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references (12)
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- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00013.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31866cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.1646cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021050413cnnvd
- https://www.redmine.org/news/131cnnvd
- https://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Security_Advisoriescnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00013.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.redmine.org/news/131enisa_euvd
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