CVE-2025-2545

Publication date 5 May 2025

Last updated 14 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Vulnerability in Best Practical Solutions, LLC's Request Tracker prior to v5.0.8, where the Triple DES (3DES) cryptographic algorithm is used to protect emails sent with S/MIME encryption. Triple DES is considered obsolete and insecure due to its susceptibility to birthday attacks, which could compromise the confidentiality of encrypted messages.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
request-tracker4	25.04 plucky	Needs evaluation
	24.10 oracular	Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
	24.04 LTS noble	Needs evaluation
	22.04 LTS jammy	Needs evaluation
	20.04 LTS focal	Needs evaluation
	18.04 LTS bionic	Needs evaluation
	16.04 LTS xenial	Needs evaluation
request-tracker5	25.04 plucky	Fixed 5.0.7+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
	24.10 oracular	Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
	24.04 LTS noble	Fixed 5.0.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed 5.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1
	20.04 LTS focal	Not in release

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Package	Patch details
request-tracker4	Upstream: a5042a3
request-tracker5	Upstream: a63c253

CVE-2025-2545

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