Is CVE-2017-5361 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-5361 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-5361?

CVE-2017-5361 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-5361?

CVE-2017-5361 has an EPSS score of 1.37% (69th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5361?

Upgrade request-tracker4 on debian 11 to 4.4.1-4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-5361

MEDIUM

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Request Tracker (RT) 4.x before 4.0.25, 4.2.x before 4.2.14, and 4.4.x before 4.4.2 does not use a constant-time comparison algorithm for secrets, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive user password information via a timing side-channel attack.

How to fix

Remediation Available

request-tracker4Debian

Fixed in:4.4.1-4CVE-2017-5361

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.37%probability of exploitation in 30 days

69thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 69% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

forum.bestpractical.com

Third-Party Advisory2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.