title: The strcmp function in TP-Link routers, Archer C5 and WR710N-V1, used for checking credentials in httpd, is susceptible to a side-channel attack.
description: TP-Link routers, Archer C5 and WR710N-V1, using the latest software, the strcmp function used for checking credentials in httpd, is susceptible to a side-channel attack. By measuring the response time of the httpd process, an attacker could guess each byte of the username and password.
problem types: CWE-676
affected:
{
vendor: TP-Link
product: WR710N
versions:
status: affected, version: V1-151022
}
{
vendor: TP-Link
product: Archer C5
versions:
status: affected, version: V2_160221_US
}
