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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00012.html CVE-2025-40906
CRITICAL
BSON::XS versions 0.8.4 and earlier for Perl includes a bundled libbson 1.1.7, which has several vulnerabilities
Record summary
CVE-2025-40906 has a selected CVSS score of 9.8 (critical).
Description
BSON::XS versions 0.8.4 and earlier for Perl includes a bundled libbson 1.1.7, which has several vulnerabilities. Those include CVE-2017-14227, CVE-2018-16790, CVE-2023-0437, CVE-2024-6381, CVE-2024-6383, and CVE-2025-0755. BSON-XS was the official Perl XS implementation of MongoDB's BSON serialization, but this distribution has reached its end of life as of August 13, 2020 and is no longer supported.
Description source: CVE List
Exploitation context
CISA SSVC decision
ExploitationNone
AutomatableYes
Technical impactTotal
CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated May 17, 2025 · Source: CVE List
Affected products and versions
1| Product | Source | Version range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
BSON::XSBrowse MONGODB / BSON::XSDefault status: unaffected | CVE List | Through 0.8.4 | affected |
References
3nvd.nist.gov
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40906 mongodb.comVendor advisory
https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/t/mongodb-perl-driver-end-of-life/7890