CVE-2024-23771

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

darkhttpd before 1.15 uses strcmp (which is not constant time) to verify authentication, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication via a timing side channel.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published1/22/2024

Last Modified5/30/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

unix4lyfe:darkhttpd

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-203CWE-203

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/25/1(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/commit/f477619d49f3c4de9ad59bd194265a48ddc03f04(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/compare/v1.14...v1.15(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/25/1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/commit/f477619d49f3c4de9ad59bd194265a48ddc03f04(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/compare/v1.14...v1.15(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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