CVE-2017-20240 (GCVE-0-2017-20240)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-12 13:19 – Updated: 2026-06-12 16:59
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Title
Crypt::PBKDF2 versions before 0.261630 for Perl are vulnerable to timing attacks
Summary
Crypt::PBKDF2 versions before 0.261630 for Perl are vulnerable to timing attacks. These versions use Perl's built-in eq comparison. Discrepancies in timing could be used to guess the underlying derived-key.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-208 - Observable Timing Discrepancy
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ARODLAND Crypt::PBKDF2 Affected: 0 , < 0.261630 (custom)
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