Description

Cpanel::JSON::XS before version 4.40 for Perl has an integer buffer overflow causing a segfault when parsing crafted JSON, enabling denial-of-service attacks or other unspecified impact

INFO

Published Date :

2025-09-08T15:08:52.327Z

Last Modified :

2025-11-04T21:10:23.342Z

Source :

CPANSec
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-40929 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Rurban
  • Cpanel::json::xs
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-40929.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/08/1 cve-icon
https://github.com/rurban/Cpanel-JSON-XS/commit/378236219eaa35742c3962ecbdee364903b0a1f2.patch cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00034.html cve-icon
https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.39/source/XS.xs#L713 cve-icon cve-icon
https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.40/changes cve-icon cve-icon
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