CVE-2015-9238: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

June 3, 2019 (updated January 8, 2021)

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.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-h9x2-5rm7-x4gm
github.com/vdemedes/secure-compare/pull/1
nodesecurity.io/advisories/50
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9238
www.npmjs.com/advisories/50

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