CVE-2024-13939 | BDVDB-2026-272115 Detail
FRACTALString::Compare::ConstantTime
Description#
String::Compare::ConstantTime for Perl through 0.321 is vulnerable to timing attacks that allow an attacker to guess the length of a secret string. As stated in the documentation: "If the lengths of the strings are different, because equals returns false right away the size of the secret string may be leaked (but not its contents)." This is similar to CVE-2020-36829
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-208 Observable Timing Discrepancy
References#
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.