ATRODO Net::Dropbear up to 0.13 on Perl libtomcrypt vulnerable third-party component

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ATRODO Net::Dropbear up to 0.13 on Perl. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component libtomcrypt. The manipulation leads to vulnerable third-party component. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-15638. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ATRODO Net::Dropbear up to 0.13 on Perl. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component libtomcrypt. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a vulnerable third-party component vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1395. The product has a dependency on a third-party component that contains one or more known vulnerabilities. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

Net::Dropbear versions before 0.14 for Perl contains a vulnerable version of libtomcrypt. Net::Dropbear versions before 0.14 includes versions of Dropbear 2019.78 or earlier. These include versions of libtomcrypt v1.18.1 or earlier, which is affected by CVE-2016-6129 and CVE-2018-12437.

The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-15638 since 04/20/2026. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 0.14 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Net::Dropbear 0.14

Timelineinfo

04/20/2026 CVE reserved
04/21/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
04/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-15638 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-15638
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358505

Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2026 18:22
Changes: 04/21/2026 18:22 (55)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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