CVE-2015-9238 (GCVE-0-2015-9238)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-05-31 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:43
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Summary
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.
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CWE
  • CWE-697 - Incorrect Comparison (CWE-697)
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HackerOne secure-compare node module Affected: <=3.0.0
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