CVE-2024-23771

Published Jan 22, 2024

Last updated 3 months ago

CVSS critical 9.8

Overview

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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 9.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: CRITICAL

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-203

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:unix4lyfe:darkhttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "1499A7FE-CFCC-43D4-AC4A-9484D700C7F6",
            "versionEndExcluding": "1.15"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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