CVE-2025-40912 (GCVE-0-2025-40912)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-11 17:48 – Updated: 2025-06-11 18:44
VLAI
Title
CryptX for Perl before version 0.065 contains a dependency that may be susceptible to malformed unicode
Summary
CryptX for Perl before version 0.065 contains a dependency that may be susceptible to malformed unicode. CryptX embeds the tomcrypt library. The versions of that library in CryptX before 0.065 may be susceptible to CVE-2019-17362.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-06-11 18:43 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-1395 - Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
MIK CryptX Affected: 0.002 , < 0.065 (custom)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "cvssV3_1": {
              "attackComplexity": "LOW",
              "attackVector": "NETWORK",
              "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
              "baseScore": 9.8,
              "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
              "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
              "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
              "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "NONE",
              "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
              "version": "3.1"
            }
          },
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2025-40912",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "poc"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "total"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-06-11T18:43:47.110889Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-06-11T18:44:15.223Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "collectionURL": "https://cpan.org/modules",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "packageName": "CryptX",
          "product": "CryptX",
          "programFiles": [
            "src/ltc/pk/asn1/der/utf8/der_decode_utf8_string.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/DCIT/perl-CryptX",
          "vendor": "MIK",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "0.065",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0.002",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "supportingMedia": [
            {
              "base64": false,
              "type": "text/html",
              "value": "\u003cdiv\u003eCryptX for Perl before version 0.065 contains a dependency that may be susceptible to malformed unicode.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eCryptX embeds the tomcrypt library. The versions of that library in CryptX before 0.065 may be susceptible to CVE-2019-17362.\u003c/div\u003e"
            }
          ],
          "value": "CryptX for Perl before version 0.065 contains a dependency that may be susceptible to malformed unicode.\n\nCryptX embeds the tomcrypt library. The versions of that library in CryptX before 0.065 may be susceptible to CVE-2019-17362."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-1395",
              "description": "CWE-1395 Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2025-06-11T17:48:39.344Z",
        "orgId": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e",
        "shortName": "CPANSec"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://github.com/libtom/libtomcrypt/issues/507"
        }
      ],
      "solutions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "supportingMedia": [
            {
              "base64": false,
              "type": "text/html",
              "value": "Users should update to version 0.065 or later."
            }
          ],
          "value": "Users should update to version 0.065 or later."
        }
      ],
      "source": {
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
      },
      "title": "CryptX for Perl before version 0.065 contains a dependency that may be susceptible to malformed unicode",
      "x_generator": {
        "engine": "Vulnogram 0.2.0"
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e",
    "assignerShortName": "CPANSec",
    "cveId": "CVE-2025-40912",
    "datePublished": "2025-06-11T17:48:39.344Z",
    "dateReserved": "2025-04-16T09:05:34.361Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-06-11T18:44:15.223Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2025-40912",
      "date": "2026-09-24",
      "epss": "0.00412",
      "percentile": "0.32704"
    },
    "nvd": {
      "cve": {
        "affected": [
          {
            "affectedData": [
              {
                "collectionURL": "https://cpan.org/modules",
                "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                "packageName": "CryptX",
                "product": "CryptX",
                "programFiles": [
                  "src/ltc/pk/asn1/der/utf8/der_decode_utf8_string.c"
                ],
                "repo": "https://github.com/DCIT/perl-CryptX",
                "vendor": "MIK",
                "versions": [
                  {
                    "lessThan": "0.065",
                    "status": "affected",
                    "version": "0.002",
                    "versionType": "custom"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ],
            "source": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e"
          }
        ],
        "cveTags": [],
        "descriptions": [
          {
            "lang": "en",
            "value": "CryptX for Perl before version 0.065 contains a dependency that may be susceptible to malformed unicode.\n\nCryptX embeds the tomcrypt library. The versions of that library in CryptX before 0.065 may be susceptible to CVE-2019-17362."
          },
          {
            "lang": "es",
            "value": "CryptX para Perl anterior a la versi\u00f3n 0.065 contiene una dependencia susceptible a errores en Unicode. CryptX integra la librer\u00eda tomcrypt. Las versiones de dicha librer\u00eda en CryptX anteriores a la 0.065 podr\u00edan ser susceptibles a CVE-2019-17362."
          }
        ],
        "id": "CVE-2025-40912",
        "lastModified": "2026-06-17T09:22:16.847",
        "metrics": {
          "cvssMetricV31": [
            {
              "cvssData": {
                "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
                "baseScore": 9.8,
                "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
                "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
                "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
                "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                "userInteraction": "NONE",
                "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                "version": "3.1"
              },
              "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
              "impactScore": 5.9,
              "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
              "type": "Secondary"
            }
          ],
          "ssvcV203": [
            {
              "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
              "ssvcData": {
                "id": "CVE-2025-40912",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "exploitation": "poc"
                  },
                  {
                    "automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "technicalImpact": "total"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-06-11T18:43:47.110889Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              }
            }
          ]
        },
        "published": "2025-06-11T18:15:25.550",
        "references": [
          {
            "source": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e",
            "url": "https://github.com/libtom/libtomcrypt/issues/507"
          }
        ],
        "sourceIdentifier": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e",
        "vulnStatus": "Deferred"
      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "current_release_date": "2026-06-28T07:01:35+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2025-40912",
      "id": "CVE-2025-40912",
      "initial_release_date": "2025-06-11T17:48:39.344000+00:00",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "1",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "cryptx: CryptX for Perl denial of service vector",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-40912.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "vulnrichment": {
      "containers": {
        "adp": [
          {
            "metrics": [
              {
                "cvssV3_1": {
                  "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                  "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                  "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
                  "baseScore": 9.8,
                  "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
                  "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
                  "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
                  "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                  "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                  "userInteraction": "NONE",
                  "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                  "version": "3.1"
                }
              },
              {
                "other": {
                  "content": {
                    "id": "CVE-2025-40912",
                    "options": [
                      {
                        "Exploitation": "poc"
                      },
                      {
                        "Automatable": "no"
                      },
                      {
                        "Technical Impact": "total"
                      }
                    ],
                    "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                    "timestamp": "2025-06-11T18:43:47.110889Z",
                    "version": "2.0.3"
                  },
                  "type": "ssvc"
                }
              }
            ],
            "providerMetadata": {
              "dateUpdated": "2025-06-11T18:44:01.081Z",
              "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
              "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
            },
            "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
          }
        ],
        "cna": {
          "affected": [
            {
              "collectionURL": "https://cpan.org/modules",
              "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
              "packageName": "CryptX",
              "product": "CryptX",
              "programFiles": [
                "src/ltc/pk/asn1/der/utf8/der_decode_utf8_string.c"
              ],
              "repo": "https://github.com/DCIT/perl-CryptX",
              "vendor": "MIK",
              "versions": [
                {
                  "lessThan": "0.065",
                  "status": "affected",
                  "version": "0.002",
                  "versionType": "custom"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "supportingMedia": [
                {
                  "base64": false,
                  "type": "text/html",
                  "value": "\u003cdiv\u003eCryptX for Perl before version 0.065 contains a dependency that may be susceptible to malformed unicode.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eCryptX embeds the tomcrypt library. The versions of that library in CryptX before 0.065 may be susceptible to CVE-2019-17362.\u003c/div\u003e"
                }
              ],
              "value": "CryptX for Perl before version 0.065 contains a dependency that may be susceptible to malformed unicode.\n\nCryptX embeds the tomcrypt library. The versions of that library in CryptX before 0.065 may be susceptible to CVE-2019-17362."
            }
          ],
          "problemTypes": [
            {
              "descriptions": [
                {
                  "cweId": "CWE-1395",
                  "description": "CWE-1395 Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component",
                  "lang": "en",
                  "type": "CWE"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "providerMetadata": {
            "dateUpdated": "2025-06-11T17:48:39.344Z",
            "orgId": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e",
            "shortName": "CPANSec"
          },
          "references": [
            {
              "url": "https://github.com/libtom/libtomcrypt/issues/507"
            }
          ],
          "solutions": [
            {
              "lang": "en",
              "supportingMedia": [
                {
                  "base64": false,
                  "type": "text/html",
                  "value": "Users should update to version 0.065 or later."
                }
              ],
              "value": "Users should update to version 0.065 or later."
            }
          ],
          "source": {
            "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
          },
          "title": "CryptX for Perl before version 0.065 contains a dependency that may be susceptible to malformed unicode",
          "x_generator": {
            "engine": "Vulnogram 0.2.0"
          }
        }
      },
      "cveMetadata": {
        "assignerOrgId": "9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e",
        "assignerShortName": "CPANSec",
        "cveId": "CVE-2025-40912",
        "datePublished": "2025-06-11T17:48:39.344Z",
        "dateReserved": "2025-04-16T09:05:34.361Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2025-06-11T18:44:15.223Z",
        "state": "PUBLISHED"
      },
      "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
      "dataVersion": "5.1"
    }
  }
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.