CVE-2017-9735
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · CWE-203
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
Jetty through 9.4.x is prone to a timing channel in util/security/Password.java, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by observing elapsed times before rejection of incorrect passwords.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)6%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/issues/1556 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/issues/1556Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99104Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/864631Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/053d9ce4d579b02203db18545fee5e33f35f2932885459b74d1e4272%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/36870f6c51f5bc25e6f7bb1fcace0e57e81f1524019b11f466738559%40%3Ccommon-dev.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f887a5978f5e4c62b9cfe876336628385cff429e796962649649ec8a%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E