CVE-2025-49506 (GCVE-0-2025-49506)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-06 14:33
Modified
2026-08-06 21:56
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-208 - Observable Timing Discrepancy
Summary
APR-util versions 1.6.3 (and earlier) function apr_password_validate() was not constant-time with regards to hashes or passwords comparisons, potentially leaking their content via a side channel timing attack particularly on platforms without crypt() such as  Windows, BeOS, NetWare, or Android. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.6.4, which fixes this issue.
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Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache Portable Runtime Utility Version: 1.2.0   ≤ 1.6.3
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