Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201712872000
Revision Date:2017-09-01Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-12872 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-12872
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND The 'simplesamlphp' package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
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