{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6656","details":"Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl are susceptible to timing attacks.  The check_password method uses the built-in eq operator. This allows discrepancies in timing to be used to guess the underlying hash.","modified":"2026-09-14T17:03:22.528151938Z","published":"2026-07-20T07:16:42.440Z","upstream":["CVE-2026-6656"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-6656"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libcrypt-password-perl","ecosystem":"Debian:14","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/libcrypt-password-perl?arch=source&distro=forky"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["0.28-1","0.28-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"not yet assigned"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6656.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"}]}