# CVE-2019-11578: auth.c in dhcpcd before 7.2.1 allowed attackers to infer secrets by performing latency attacks.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-04-28 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

auth.c in dhcpcd before 7.2.1 allowed attackers to infer secrets by performing latency attacks.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://roy.marples.name/archives/dhcpcd-discuss/0002415.html
- https://roy.marples.name/git/dhcpcd.git/commit/?id=7121040790b611ca3fbc400a1bbcd4364ef57233
- https://roy.marples.name/git/dhcpcd.git/commit/?id=cfde89ab66cb4e5957b1c4b68ad6a9449e2784da
- https://roy.marples.name/git/dhcpcd.git/commit/?id=aee631aadeef4283c8a749c1caf77823304acf5e
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108090

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