CVE-2024-23771: darkhttpd before 1.15 uses strcmp (which is not constant time) to verify authentication, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication…

PriorityP261critical9.8CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

1.05%

60.1th percentile

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.

Affected

5 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
unix4lyfe	darkhttpd	< 1.15	1.15
unix4lyfe	darkhttpd	>= 0 < 1.15-r0	1.15-r0
unix4lyfe	darkhttpd	>= 0 < 1.15-r0	1.15-r0
unix4lyfe	darkhttpd	>= 0 < 1.15-r0	1.15-r0
unix4lyfe	darkhttpd	>= 0 < 1.15-r0	1.15-r0

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

osv9.8CRITICAL

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