CVE-2017-9735

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.64%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory oracle.com Third-Party Advisory oracle.com Third-Party Advisory oracle.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99104 third party advisory vdb entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/053d9ce4d579b02203db18545fee5e33f35f2932885459b74d1e4272%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/36870f6c51f5bc25e6f7bb1fcace0e57e81f1524019b11f466738559%40%3Ccommon-dev.hadoop.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f887a5978f5e4c62b9cfe876336628385cff429e796962649649ec8a%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html third party advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/864631 mailing list third party advisory issue tracking
https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/issues/1556 patch third party advisory issue tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00016.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9735?
CVE-2017-9735 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-9735?
To fix CVE-2017-9735, 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-2017-9735 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-9735 is being actively exploited. 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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