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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703883
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-3883-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'rt-authen-externalauth' package(s) announced via the DSA-3883-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'rt-authen-externalauth' package(s) announced via the DSA-3883-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that RT::Authen::ExternalAuth, an external authentication module for Request Tracker, is vulnerable to timing side-channel attacks for user passwords. Only ExternalAuth in DBI (database) mode is vulnerable.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 0.25-1+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your rt-authen-externalauth packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'rt-authen-externalauth' package(s) on Debian 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-5361
Debian Security Information: DSA-3882 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3882
Debian Security Information: DSA-3883 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3883
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