Security Advisories (2)
CVE-2026-16235 (2026-07-20)

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 (2026-07-20)

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

Changes for version 0.28 - 2012-02-18

  • windows support
  • cygwin = windows

Modules

Unix-style, Variously Hashed Passwords