{"id":"CVE-2026-5086","summary":"Crypt::SecretBuffer versions before 0.019 for Perl is suseceptible to timing attacks","details":"Crypt::SecretBuffer versions before 0.019 for Perl is suseceptible to timing attacks.\n\nFor example, if Crypt::SecretBuffer was used to store and compare plaintext passwords, then discrepencies in timing could be used to guess the secret password.","modified":"2026-07-15T01:49:07.240296612Z","published":"2026-04-13T22:54:53.724Z","database_specific":{"cna_assigner":"CPANSec","cwe_ids":["CWE-208"],"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/5xxx/CVE-2026-5086.json"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/13/12"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://cpan.org/modules"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/5xxx/CVE-2026-5086.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://metacpan.org/release/NERDVANA/Crypt-SecretBuffer-0.019/source/Changes"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5086"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/nrdvana/perl-Crypt-SecretBuffer"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/nrdvana/perl-crypt-secretbuffer","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6b748b2b438217da49330f5123e38730f580210d"}],"database_specific":{"extracted_events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.019"}],"source":["AFFECTED_FIELD","CPE_RANGE"],"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:nerdvana:crypt\\:\\:secretbuffer:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*"}}],"versions":["v0.018","v0.017_002","v0.017_001","v0.017","v0.016","v0.015","v0.014","v0.013","v0.012","v0.011","v0.010","v0.009","v0.008","v0.007","v0.006","v0.005","v0.004","v0.003","v0.002","v0.001"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-5086.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"}]}