CVE-2024-25189 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

libjwt 1.15.3 uses strcmp (which is not constant time) to verify authentication, which makes it easier to bypass authentication via a timing side channel.

Published: 2024-02-08

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libjwt:libjwt:1.15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-3739-1	libjwt security update

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00109.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/P3ngu1nW/CVE_Request/blob/main/benmcollins%3Alibjwt.md
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/02/msg00009.html

History

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Debian Debian debian Linux Libjwt Libjwt libjwt
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:bencollins:jwt_c_library:1.15.3:::::::*	cpe:2.3:a:libjwt:libjwt:1.15.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*
Vendors & Products	Bencollins Bencollins jwt C Library	Debian Debian debian Linux Libjwt Libjwt libjwt

Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Libjwt Libjwt

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-26T19:11:28.445Z

Reserved: 2024-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-25189

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T23:36:21.890Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-02-08T17:15:10.960

Modified: 2025-11-18T17:06:06.357

Link: CVE-2024-25189

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-203

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