Vulnerabilities > CVE-2024-23771 - Information Exposure Through Discrepancy vulnerability in Unix4Lyfe Darkhttpd 1.13/1.131/1.14
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH 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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 4 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/25/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/25/1
- https://github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/commit/f477619d49f3c4de9ad59bd194265a48ddc03f04
- https://github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/commit/f477619d49f3c4de9ad59bd194265a48ddc03f04
- https://github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/compare/v1.14...v1.15
- https://github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/compare/v1.14...v1.15