Vulnerability · Published Jul 16, 2025 · Assigned by CPANSec
CVE-2025-40913Net::Dropbear versions through 0.16 for Perl contains a dependency that may be susceptible to an integer overflow
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Net::Dropbear from ATRODO. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Net::Dropbear versions through 0.16 for Perl contains a dependency that may be susceptible to an integer overflow. Net::Dropbear embeds a version of the libtommath library that is susceptible to an integer overflow associated with CVE-2023-36328.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ATRODO | Net::Dropbear | 0.01 – through 0.16 |
Weakness: CWE-1395 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N