HIGH
jetty: Timing channel attack in util/security/Password.java
Published Jun 16, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.79%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 9.0
Configuration 3
OR
- 1.5.0
- 13.2
- 13.3
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.1
- 11.2.0.4
- 12.1.0.2
- 12.2.0.1
- 18c
- 7.1
- 15.0
- 16.0
- 17.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
jetty-eclipse
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
jetty
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Integration Service 2
jetty
Affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-java-common-jetty
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | jetty-eclipse | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | jetty | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Integration Service 2 | jetty | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-java-common-jetty | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
5.1 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.79% 0.05795
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05795
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.79% (0.05795) | 92.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.79% (0.05795) | 92.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 7, 2026 | 0.71% (0.00707) | 72.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 1.72% (0.01724) | 82.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 0.71% (0.00710) | 71.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 3.45% (0.03449) | 86.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.47% (0.00472) | 61.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.95% (0.01947) | 72.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.48% (0.00485) | 63.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00299) | 70.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00299) | 68.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00299) | 66.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00311) | 65.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.60% (0.03597) | 68.40th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.60% (0.03597) | 68.10th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.60% (0.03597) | 82.09th | v1 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | 3.60% (0.03597) | 0.00th | v1 |
| May 15, 2021 | 3.35% (0.03347) | 0.00th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.10% (0.03096) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (3)
References (26)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99104 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9735 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/864631 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1464158 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wfcc-pff6-rgc5 Advisory
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/commit/042f325f1cd6e7891d72c7e668f5947b5457dc02
- https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/issues/1556 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/053d9ce4d579b02203db18545fee5e33f35f2932885459b74d1e4272%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/053d9ce4d579b02203db18545fee5e33f35f2932885459b74d1e4272@%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/36870f6c51f5bc25e6f7bb1fcace0e57e81f1524019b11f466738559%40%3Ccommon-dev.hadoop.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/36870f6c51f5bc25e6f7bb1fcace0e57e81f1524019b11f466738559@%3Ccommon-dev.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f887a5978f5e4c62b9cfe876336628385cff429e796962649649ec8a%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f887a5978f5e4c62b9cfe876336628385cff429e796962649649ec8a@%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc@%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00016.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9735
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170826163336/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99104
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9735
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 16, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jun 16, 2017
Link CVE-2017-9735
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-WFCC-PFF6-RGC5 Updated n/a