tpm2-tools: Sending password in plaintext for HMAC generation on server
Published Jun 27, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.24%
Description
tpm2-tools versions before 1.1.1 are vulnerable to a password leak due to transmitting password in plaintext from client to server when generating HMAC.
Affected products
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- Version before 1.1.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPM 2.0 Tools | Tpm2-Tools | n/a |
|
- ≤ 1.1.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
tpm2-tools
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | tpm2-tools | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.24% (0.01242) | 68.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.24% (0.01242) | 67.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00165) | 53.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00168) | 53.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00133) | 46.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7524 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1465341 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/01org/tpm2.0-tools/commit/c5d72beaab1cbbbe68271f4bc4b6670d69985157 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7524
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7524
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7524 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1465341 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/01org/tpm2.0-tools/commit/c5d72beaab1cbbbe68271f4bc4b6670d69985157 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7524 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7524 |
Change history (0)
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