CVE-2024-23771

critical

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.

References

https://github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/compare/v1.14...v1.15

https://github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/commit/f477619d49f3c4de9ad59bd194265a48ddc03f04

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-21224

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/25/1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-01-22

Updated: 2025-05-30

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

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

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H