The (1) Htpasswd authentication source in the authcrypt module and (2) SimpleSAML_Session class in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.11 and earlier allow remote attackers to conduct timing side-channel attacks by leveraging use of the standard comparison operator to compare secret material against user input.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1205-1 simplesamlphp security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1408-1 simplesamlphp security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-5314 The (1) Htpasswd authentication source in the authcrypt module and (2) SimpleSAML_Session class in SimpleSAMLphp 1.14.11 and earlier allow remote attackers to conduct timing side-channel attacks by leveraging use of the standard comparison operator to compare secret material against user input.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-v882-949x-6v28 SimpleSAMLphp allows timing side-channel attacks
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T18:51:06.747Z

Reserved: 2017-08-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-12872

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-09-01T21:29:00.563

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-12872

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