Upstream information

CVE-2025-40913 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products

This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (CISA-ADP)
Base Score 6.5
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
CVSSv3 Version 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1244472 [NEW]

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SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Wed Jun 11 18:00:30 2025
CVE page last modified: Wed Nov 5 12:46:07 2025