Crypt::SecretBuffer versions before 0.019 for Perl is suseceptible to timing attacks.
For example, if Crypt::SecretBuffer was used to store and compare plaintext passwords, then discrepencies in timing could be used to guess the secret password.
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| Description | Crypt::SecretBuffer versions before 0.019 for Perl is suseceptible to timing attacks. For example, if Crypt::SecretBuffer was used to store and compare plaintext passwords, then discrepencies in timing could be used to guess the secret password. | |
| Title | Crypt::SecretBuffer versions before 0.019 for Perl is suseceptible to timing attacks | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-208 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: CPANSec
Published: 2026-04-13T22:54:53.724Z
Updated: 2026-04-14T01:34:38.681Z
Reserved: 2026-03-28T19:22:27.564Z
Link: CVE-2026-5086
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-13T23:16:27.990
Modified: 2026-04-14T02:16:05.917
Link: CVE-2026-5086
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