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CVE-2018-25099

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-03-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-347

Description

In the CryptX module before 0.062 for Perl, gcm_decrypt_verify() and chacha20poly1305_decrypt_verify() do not verify the tag.

Affected products

• Dcit Perl-Cryptx: before 0.062 — fixed in 0.062

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dcit Perl-Cryptx 0.062. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/DCIT/perl-CryptX/issues/47
• https://github.com/libtom/libtomcrypt/pull/451
• https://metacpan.org/dist/CryptX/changes
• https://github.com/DCIT/perl-CryptX/issues/47
• https://github.com/libtom/libtomcrypt/pull/451
• https://metacpan.org/dist/CryptX/changes

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