Vulnerability · Published Apr 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-36829
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the libmojolicious-perl package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libmojolicious-perl | 8.65+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36829 |
| Debian:13 | libmojolicious-perl | 8.65+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36829 |
| Debian:14 | libmojolicious-perl | 8.65+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36829 |