Vulnerability · Published Apr 28, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-31866
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the redmine package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Redmine before 4.0.9 and 4.1.x before 4.1.3 allows an attacker to learn the values of internal authentication keys by observing timing differences in string comparison operations within SysController and MailHandlerController.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | redmine | 5.0.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-31866 |
| Debian:13 | redmine | 5.0.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-31866 |
| Debian:14 | redmine | 5.0.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-31866 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.redmine.org/projects/redmine/wiki/Security_Advisories x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.redmine.org/news/131 x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210513 [SECURITY] [DLA 2658-1] redmine security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST