VDB-312319 · CVE-2025-40914 · GHSA-j3xv-6967-cv88

MIK CryptX up to 0.086 on Perl vulnerable third-party component

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MIK CryptX up to 0.086 on Perl. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes vulnerable third-party component. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-40914. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in MIK CryptX up to 0.086 on Perl. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a vulnerable third-party component vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1395. The product has a dependency on a third-party component that contains one or more known vulnerabilities. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-40914 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 238261 (Fedora 43 : perl-CryptX (2025-a99a329e1b)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 0.087 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at metacpan.org. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (238261). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Vulnerable third-party component
CWE: CWE-1395
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 238261
Nessus Name: Fedora 43 : perl-CryptX (2025-a99a329e1b)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CryptX 0.087
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 🔍
06/11/2025 +56 days 🔍
06/11/2025 +0 days 🔍
06/12/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-40914 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-40914
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-312319

Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2025 18:54
Updated: 06/12/2025 16:24
Changes: 06/11/2025 18:54 (56), 06/12/2025 16:24 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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