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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-9735

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.

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CVE-2017-9735
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1 Nov 2026, 08:41 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2017-9735

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Jun 2017, 21:29 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2017-9735
Complete source record
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        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/36870f6c51f5bc25e6f7bb1fcace0e57e81f1524019b11f466738559%40%3Ccommon-dev.hadoop.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f887a5978f5e4c62b9cfe876336628385cff429e796962649649ec8a%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00016.html",
        "https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html",
        "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html",
        "https://bugs.debian.org/864631",
        "https://github.com/eclipse/jetty.project/issues/1556",
        "https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html"
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