CVE-2017-20240 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2017-20240

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

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Crypt::PBKDF2
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: June 12th, 2026
Last Modified: June 12th, 2026
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-208

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.