CVE-2017-8342

Public Exploit

Description

Radicale before 1.1.2 and 2.x before 2.0.0rc2 is prone to timing oracles and simple brute-force attacks when using the htpasswd authentication method.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.73% Top 30%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/Kozea/Radicale/blob/1.1.2/NEWS.rst third party advisory release notes
https://github.com/Kozea/Radicale/commit/059ba8dec1f22ccbeab837e288b3833a099cee2d third party advisory patch
https://github.com/Kozea/Radicale/commit/190b1dd795f0c552a4992445a231da760211183b third party advisory patch
https://bugs.debian.org/861514 issue tracking patch exploit vdb entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00019.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8342?
CVE-2017-8342 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-8342?
To fix CVE-2017-8342, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-8342 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-8342 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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