Net::Dropbear versions before 0.14 for Perl contains a vulnerable version of libtomcrypt

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-15638
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerCPANSec
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-21 16:16:19 UTC
Updated2026-04-22 17:35:37 UTC
DescriptionNet::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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 10 CRITICAL from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | CWE-1395 CWE-1395 Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED10CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary10CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Atrodo Net \ dropbear All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA ATRODO NetDropbear affected 0.14 custom Not specified

References

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www.cve.org/CVERecord 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e www.cve.org Third Party Advisory
metacpan.org/release/ATRODO/Net-Dropbear-0.14/source/dropbear/libtomcrypt/... 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e metacpan.org Release Notes
www.cve.org/CVERecord 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e www.cve.org Third Party Advisory
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