5.9

CVE-2017-12872: debian debian_linux

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-12872DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12872
Published 01-09-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-12872 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.9/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.46%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
DLA-1205-1DLA-1408-1

Timeline

  1. 01-09-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

73%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.46% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Simplesamlphp1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • simplesamlphpAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 4 products

References

6 links