CVE-2021-37848

high

Description

common/password.c in Pengutronix barebox through 2021.07.0 leaks timing information because strncmp is used during hash comparison.

References

https://github.com/saschahauer/barebox/commit/a3337563c705bc8e0cf32f910b3e9e3c43d962ff

https://gist.github.com/gquere/816dfadbad98745090034100a8a651eb

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-08-02

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00316