CVE-2024-23771

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Published Jan 22, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:unix4lyfe:darkhttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.055% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/25/1
https://github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/commit/f477619d49f3c4de9ad59bd194265a48ddc03f04
https://github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/compare/v1.14...v1.15

History

Nov 10, 2026 9:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Unix4lyfe Darkhttpd

Weaknesses

CWE-203

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 30, 2025, 2:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 22, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 30, 2025, 2:23 PM
Reserved: Jan 22, 2024, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 11:13 PM

Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 11:13 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:13 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 22, 2024, 4:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:13 AM

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