Upstream information

CVE-2017-20240 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (CISA-ADP) SUSE
Base Score 5.9 5.9
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network Network
Attack Complexity High High
Privileges Required None None
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High High
Integrity Impact None None
Availability Impact None None
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1268232 [NEW]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • perl-Crypt-PBKDF2 >= 0.261630-1.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2026-11034

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 12 16:00:01 2026
CVE page last modified: Tue Jun 16 12:16:29 2026