CVE-2026-6656

Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl are susceptible to timing attacks. The checkpassword method uses the built-in eq operator. This allows discrepancies in timing to be used to guess the underlying hash...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-16235

Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts. These versions use the built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for cryptography...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6656

Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl are susceptible to timing attacks. The checkpassword method uses the built-in eq operator. This allows discrepancies in timing to be used to guess the underlying hash...

CVE-2026-16235

Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts. These versions use the built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for cryptography...

CVE-2026-16235 Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts

Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts. These versions use the built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for cryptography...

CVE-2026-16235

CVE-2026-16235 affects Crypt::Password for Perl up to version 0.28. The root cause is generation of insecure random values for salts by using the built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for cryptography. This leads to high-severity impact (confidentiality, integrity, availabil...

EUVD-2026-45895

Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts. These versions use the built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for cryptography...

CVE-2026-16235

Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts. These versions use the built-in rand function, which is predictable and unsuitable for cryptography...

CVE-2026-6656

Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl are susceptible to timing attacks. The checkpassword method uses the built-in eq operator. This allows discrepancies in timing to be used to guess the underlying hash...

CVE-2026-6656 Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl are susceptible to timing attacks

Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl are susceptible to timing attacks. The checkpassword method uses the built-in eq operator. This allows discrepancies in timing to be used to guess the underlying hash...

CVE-2026-6656

Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl are susceptible to timing attacks. The checkpassword method uses the built-in eq operator. This allows discrepancies in timing to be used to guess the underlying hash...

CVE-2026-6656

CVE-2026-6656 affects Crypt::Password for Perl up to version 0.28. The vulnerability arises in check_password, which uses the built-in eq operator, enabling timing differences to leak information about the underlying hash and facilitating a timing attack. Reported CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5 (HIG...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-6656

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl are susceptible to timing attacks. The checkpassword method uses the built-in eq operator. This allows...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-16235

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - Crypt::Password versions through 0.28 for Perl generate insecure random values for salts. These versions use the built-in rand function, which is predictable an...

Fedora 43 : perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5 (2026-96c8ae7dbe)

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-96c8ae7dbe advisory. This update uses a cryptographically strong random number source rather than perl's rand function to generate random salt values when required CVE-2026-6659...

Fedora 45 : perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5 (2026-5f1dfcb5c8)

The remote Fedora 45 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-5f1dfcb5c8 advisory. Automatic update for perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5-1.4.3-1.fc45. Changelog Sat May 23 2026 Paul Howarth - 1.4.3-1 - Update to 1.43 - Replace use of the...

CVE-2026-6659

A flaw was found in Crypt::PasswdMD5 for Perl. This component generates insecure random values for cryptographic salts, which are used to strengthen password hashes. The built-in rand function, used for generating these salts, is predictable and not suitable for cryptographic purposes. This...

SUSE CVE-2026-6659

Crypt::PasswdMD5 versions through 1.42 for Perl generates insecure random values for salts. The built-in rand function is predictable, and unsuitable for cryptography...

CVE-2026-6659

Crypt::PasswdMD5 versions through 1.42 for Perl generates insecure random values for salts. The built-in rand function is predictable, and unsuitable for cryptography...

CVE-2026-6659 Crypt::PasswdMD5 versions through 1.42 for Perl generates insecure random values for salts

Crypt::PasswdMD5 versions through 1.42 for Perl generates insecure random values for salts. The built-in rand function is predictable, and unsuitable for cryptography...