agnivade easy-scrypt prior 1.0.0 scrypt.go VerifyPassphrase timing discrepancy

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in agnivade easy-scrypt. Impacted is the function VerifyPassphrase of the file scrypt.go. The manipulation results in timing discrepancy. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2014-125055. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in agnivade easy-scrypt. Affected is the function VerifyPassphrase of the file scrypt.go. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a timing discrepancy vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-208. Two separate operations in a product require different amounts of time to complete, in a way that is observable to an actor and reveals security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was released 01/07/2023 as 477c10cf3b144ddf96526aa09f5fdea613f21812. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-125055. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Upgrading to version 1.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 477c10cf3b144ddf96526aa09f5fdea613f21812 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. The advisory contains the following remark:

Preventing timing attacks

- By using ConstantTimeCompare

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

VulDB Base Score: 2.6
VulDB Temp Score: 2.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Timing discrepancy
CWE: CWE-208 / CWE-203 / CWE-200
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: easy-scrypt 1.0.0
Patch: 477c10cf3b144ddf96526aa09f5fdea613f21812

Timelineinfo

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01/29/2023 +22 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 477c10cf3b144ddf96526aa09f5fdea613f21812
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-125055 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-125055
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-217596

Entryinfo

Created: 01/07/2023 10:04 AM
Updated: 01/29/2023 04:17 PM
Changes: 01/07/2023 10:04 AM (43), 01/29/2023 04:10 PM (2), 01/29/2023 04:17 PM (28)
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