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.
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CWE-208: Observable Timing Discrepancy - Two separate operations in a product require different amounts of time to complete, in a way that is observable to an actor and reveals security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not.
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Première apparition
20/07/2026 07:16
Source: NVD
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ENRICHISSEMENT
01/08/2026 06:01
CWE
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CWE-208: Observable Timing Discrepancy - Two separate operations in a product require different amounts of time to complete, in a way that is observable to an actor and reveals security-relevant infor...
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