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CVE-2017-20240

Crypt::PBKDF2 versions before 0.261630 for Perl are vulnerable to timing attacks.

Impact

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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versions
Crypt::PBKDF2
before 0.261630

Versions were read from the advisory text. No structured product data has been published for this record yet.

Weakness classification

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