UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9735
Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 0
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Published: 16 Jun 2017, 21:29
Last modified:24 Oct 2025, 04:46
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100 CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
16 Jun 2017, 21:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
24 Oct 2025, 04:46
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
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.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Systems
- ubuntu•jetty
< 6.1.26-1ubuntu1.2 | < 6.1.26-5ubuntu0.1
- ubuntu•jetty8
all | all
- ubuntu•jetty9
all
References (7)
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9735
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/issues/1556
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/commit/042f325f1cd6e7891d72c7e668f5947b5457dc02
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/commit/f3751d70787fd8ab93932a51c60514c2eb37cb58
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/commit/2baa1abe4b1c380a30deacca1ed367466a1a62ea
- https://bugs.debian.org/864631
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9735