CPANSA-Crypt-SaltedHash-2026-47373: Crypt-SaltedHash vulnerability
| Publisher | giterlizzi | Document category | csaf_security_advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial release date | 2026-05-20T00:00:00 | Engine | CSAF Perl Toolkit 0.26 |
| Current release date | 2026-05-20T00:00:00 | Build Date | |
| Current version | 1 | Status | final |
| CVSS v3.1 Base Score | 7.5 | Severity | |
| Original language | Language | en | |
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Vulnerability Description
Crypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 for Perl is susceptible to timing attacks. These versions use Perl's built-in eq comparison. Discrepencies in timing could be used to guess the underlying hash.
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-47373
Vulnerability DescriptionCrypt::SaltedHash versions through 0.09 for Perl is susceptible to timing attacks.
These versions use Perl's built-in eq comparison. Discrepencies in timing could be used to guess the underlying hash.
| Weakness | CWE-208 : Observable Timing Discrepancy |
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Product status
Known affected
| Product | Score | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crypt-SaltedHash less than or equal 0.09 |
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Fixed
- Crypt-SaltedHash greater than or equal 0.10
giterlizzi
Namespace: https://github.com/giterlizzi/
gdt@cpan.org
References
- CPANSA-Crypt-SaltedHash-2026-47373 JSON self
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/giterlizzi/perl-CPANSA-CSAF/develop/csaf/white/2026/cpansa-crypt-saltedhash-2026-47373.json - https://github.com/robrwo/perl-Crypt-SaltedHash/commit/c07bfc5c23185b0667233d0f2e1252d81f1f027a.patch external
https://github.com/robrwo/perl-Crypt-SaltedHash/commit/c07bfc5c23185b0667233d0f2e1252d81f1f027a.patch - https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Crypt-SaltedHash-0.10/changes external
https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Crypt-SaltedHash-0.10/changes - http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/20/21 external
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/20/21 - CVE-2026-47373 (NVD) external
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-47373
Revision history
| Version | Date of the revision | Summary of the revision |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed May 20 00:00:00 2026 | First release |
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