CVE-2026-5086 (GCVE-0-2026-5086)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-13 22:54 – Updated: 2026-04-14 01:34
VLAI?
Title
Crypt::SecretBuffer versions before 0.019 for Perl is suseceptible to timing attacks
Summary
Crypt::SecretBuffer versions before 0.019 for Perl is suseceptible to timing attacks.
For example, if Crypt::SecretBuffer was used to store and compare plaintext passwords, then discrepencies in timing could be used to guess the secret password.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- CWE-208 - Observable Timing Discrepancy
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NERDVANA | Crypt::SecretBuffer |
Affected:
0 , < 0.019
(custom)
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