Description
secure-compare 3.0.0 and below do not actually compare two strings properly. compare was actually comparing the first argument with itself, meaning the check passed for any two strings of the same length.
Published: 2018-05-31
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-0540 secure-compare 3.0.0 and below do not actually compare two strings properly. compare was actually comparing the first argument with itself, meaning the check passed for any two strings of the same length.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-h9x2-5rm7-x4gm Insecure Comparison in secure-compare
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Secure-compare Project Secure-compare
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:43:37.504Z

Reserved: 2017-10-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-9238

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-05-31T20:29:00.423

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:40:07.360

Link: CVE-2015-9238

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