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CVE-2017-20240

CVE-2017-20240 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.9 MEDIUM

Reported by CPANSec · Published June 12, 2026

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
ARODLANDCrypt::PBKDF20
ARODLANDCrypt::PBKDF20, 0

Timeline

  • Jun 12, 2026 CVE Published
  • Jun 15, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Aug 7, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Aug 24, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Aug 27, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 1, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 6, 2026 EPSS Score

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