Bug 2488346 (CVE-2017-20240) - CVE-2017-20240 perl-Crypt-PBKDF2: information disclosure via timing attack
Summary: CVE-2017-20240 perl-Crypt-PBKDF2: information disclosure via timing attack
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2017-20240
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2488894 2488895
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Reported: 2026-06-12 14:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-06-15 13:59 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-12 14:01:25 UTC 
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.
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