Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 22, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-23771

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.

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Affected products

darkhttpd/darkhttpddescription
darkhttpd/darkhttpdllm-create
Range: <1.15

Patches

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References

github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/commit/f477619d49f3c4de9ad59bd194265a48ddc03f04nvdPatch
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/25/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/compare/v1.14...v1.15nvdProduct

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