Description
Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl are susceptible to timing attacks. The check_password method uses the built-in eq operator. This allows discrepancies in timing to be used to guess the underlying hash.
CVSS 7.5EPSS 0.317%Risk 0.77
View source- Published
- 2026-07-20 07:16:42
- Affected versions
- <=0.28
- Type
- Library
- Last modified
- 2026-07-20 19:17:30
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N