CVE-2015-9238
N/A
Published: May 31, 2018 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:36 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSecure Compare
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.0.1<=3.0.0
Affected range stops below 3.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/vdemedes/secure-compare/pull/1Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-697CWE-134
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