CVE-2017-20240

5.9 mediumEPSS 0.3%

Medium (5.9). EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

5.9 medium

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

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 24% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-208
Published: 2026-06-12
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://github.com/arodland/Crypt-PBKDF2/pull/6
https://metacpan.org/release/ARODLAND/Crypt-PBKDF2-0.161520/source/lib/Crypt/PBKDF2.pm#L123-148
https://metacpan.org/release/ARODLAND/Crypt-PBKDF2-0.261630/changes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/12/3

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