CVE-2017-5361
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.37% probability · 72th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- bestpractical/request tracker
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3882Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3883Third Party Advisory
- https://forum.bestpractical.com/t/security-vulnerabilities-in-rt-2017-06-15/32016Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3882Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3883Third Party Advisory
- https://forum.bestpractical.com/t/security-vulnerabilities-in-rt-2017-06-15/32016Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.