CVE-2024-23771 (GCVE-0-2024-23771)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-22 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-30 14:23
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
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