VulnerabilityDeferred
CVE-2020-36829
The Mojolicious module before 8.65 for Perl is vulnerable to secure_compare timing attacks that allow an attacker to guess the length of a secret string.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.51%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Mojolicious module before 8.65 for Perl is vulnerable to secure_compare timing attacks that allow an attacker to guess the length of a secret string. Only versions after 1.74 are affected.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.51% probability · 42th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/mojolicious/mojo/issues/1599
- https://github.com/mojolicious/mojo/pull/1601
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00025.html
- https://github.com/mojolicious/mojo/issues/1599
- https://github.com/mojolicious/mojo/pull/1601
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00025.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.