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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Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Apache Portable Runtime Utility: apr_password_validate() vulnerable to timing attack
Weaknesses CWE-208
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

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Updated: 2026-08-06T14:33:12.957Z

Reserved: 2025-06-06T09:23:28.146Z

Link: CVE-2025-49506

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