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Plain-English summary
CVE-2014-125055 affects the agnivade easy-scrypt library. Its VerifyPassphrase function may respond with measurably different timing, which can leak limited information under difficult conditions. The cited severity is low, with high attack complexity and adjacent-network access requirements. Upgrading the component to version 1.0.0 is the named fix.
Executive priority
Treat as a low-priority dependency hygiene issue unless the library sits in a sensitive authentication path. The practical action is to verify usage and upgrade during the next normal maintenance window, escalating only if exposure is confirmed in important systems.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-208 observable timing discrepancy in scrypt.go VerifyPassphrase. CVSS 3.1 is 2.6 with AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. Sources identify patch commit 477c10cf3b144ddf96526aa09f5fdea613f21812 and release v1.0.0 as addressing the flaw.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to systems that include agnivade easy-scrypt and use VerifyPassphrase in reachable authentication or passphrase verification paths. The source bundle does not identify affected version ranges beyond the component itself, so inventory confirmation is required.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation. VulDB describes exploitability as difficult and attack complexity as high. The CVSS vector requires adjacent access and low privileges, limiting broad internet-scale urgency based on available evidence.
Researcher notes
Evidence is concise but sufficient for basic triage: low CVSS, CWE-208, named function, patch commit, and fixed release. The main gap is affected version specificity; do not assume broader product impact without dependency and code-path confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade agnivade easy-scrypt to version 1.0.0.
- Confirm the dependency includes patch commit 477c10cf3b144ddf96526aa09f5fdea613f21812.
- Check vendor and CVE guidance before relying on compensating controls.
- Prioritize remediation where VerifyPassphrase protects sensitive authentication flows.
Validation and detection
- Review SBOMs and Go module files for agnivade/easy-scrypt.
- Identify application paths that call VerifyPassphrase.
- Confirm deployed artifacts use version 1.0.0 or the named patch commit.
- Record that no KEV evidence is present in the provided bundle.
Public sources used
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- Low
- CVSS
- 2.6 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N1.21.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
2.6LowVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.217596CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217596CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/agnivade/easy-scrypt/commit/477c10cf3b144ddf96526aa09f5fdea613f21812CVE reference · patch
- https://github.com/agnivade/easy-scrypt/releases/tag/v1.0.0CVE reference · patch
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CWE details
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Observable Timing Discrepancy
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