CVE-2025-40914
Publication date 11 June 2025
Last updated 12 June 2025
Ubuntu priority
Perl CryptX before version 0.087 contains a dependency that may be susceptible to an integer overflow. CryptX embeds a version of the libtommath library that is susceptible to an integer overflow associated with CVE-2023-36328.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| libcryptx-perl | 25.04 plucky |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.10 oracular |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
9.8 · Critical
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40914
- https://lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/30332012/
- https://github.com/libtom/libtommath/pull/546
- https://github.com/DCIT/perl-CryptX/security/advisories/GHSA-6fh3-7qjq-8v22
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j3xv-6967-cv88
- https://metacpan.org/release/MIK/CryptX-0.086/source/src/ltm/bn_mp_grow.c
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36328