CVE-2024-25714
In Rhonabwy through 1.1.13, HMAC signature verification uses a strcmp function that is vulnerable...
In Rhonabwy through 1.1.13, HMAC signature verification uses a strcmp function that is vulnerable to side-channel attacks, because it stops the comparison when the first difference is spotted in the two signatures. (The fix uses gnutls_memcmp, which has constant-time execution.)
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Rhonabwy through 1.1.13, HMAC signature verification uses a strcmp function that is vulnerable to side-channel attacks, because it stops the comparison when the first difference is spotted in the two signatures. (The fix uses gnutls_memcmp, which has constant-time execution.)
- Record
CVE-2024-25714- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-203, CWE-1255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
In Rhonabwy through 1.1.13, HMAC signature verification uses a strcmp function that is vulnerable to side-channel attacks, because it stops the comparison when the first difference is spotted in the two signatures. (The fix uses gnutls_memcmp, which has constant-time execution.)
- Record
CVE-2024-25714- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-23026
In Rhonabwy through 1.1.13, HMAC signature verification uses a strcmp function that is vulnerable to side-channel attacks, because it stops the comparison when the first difference is spotted in the two signatures. (The fix uses gnutls_memcmp, which has constant-time execution.)
- Record
EUVD-2024-23026- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-69gh-8q3c-phmc
In Rhonabwy through 1.1.13, HMAC signature verification uses a strcmp function that is vulnerable...
In Rhonabwy through 1.1.13, HMAC signature verification uses a strcmp function that is vulnerable to side-channel attacks, because it stops the comparison when the first difference is spotted in the two signatures. (The fix uses gnutls_memcmp, which has constant-time execution.)
- Record
GHSA-69gh-8q3c-phmc- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-203, CWE-1255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Rhonabwy through 1.1.13, HMAC signature verification uses a strcmp function that is vulnerable to side-channel attacks, because it stops the comparison when the first difference is spotted in the two signatures. (The fix uses gnutls_memcmp, which has constant-time execution.)
- Record
CVE-2024-25714- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-25714
In Rhonabwy through 1.1.13, HMAC signature verification uses a strcmp function that is vulnerable to side-channel attacks, because it stops the comparison when the first difference is spotted in the two signatures. (The fix uses gnutls_memcmp, which has constant-time execution.)
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25714- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-25714
In Rhonabwy through 1.1.13, HMAC signature verification uses a strcmp function that is vulnerable to side-channel attacks, because it stops the comparison when the first difference is spotted in the two signatures. (The fix uses gnutls_memcmp, which has constant-time execution.)
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25714- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
rhonabwyDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.1.11-11.1.12-11.1.13-11.1.13-1.1~exp11.1.13-21.1.13-2.11.1.13-2.1~exp1 |
None known |
rhonabwyDebian:13 |
before 1.1.13-2 | 1.1.13-2 |
rhonabwyUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.9.13-41.1.2-1 |
None known |
rhonabwyUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.1.11-11.1.12-11.1.13-11.1.13-21.1.13-2.1build21.1.13-2.1build3 |
None known |
rhonabwyUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.1.13-2.1build3 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-25714 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Rhonabwy Project Rhonabwy, published February 11, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.81%, the 57th percentile. Fixed in rhonabwy 1.1.13-2.
References
github.com/babelouest/rhonabwy/commit/f9fd9a1c77e48b514ebb3baf0360f87eef3d846e
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25714
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-25714
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-25714
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-25714