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CVE-2026-49940

Net::CIDR::Set versions through 0.20 for Perl accept non-ASCII IP addresses and netmasks. Unicode digits such as the Arabic-Indic One (U+0661) were accepted but not properly parsed as numbers. This could allow network masks to accept larger networks.

Score
6.5 medium
Published
2026-06-04
Links
NVD · cve.org · Report wrong data

Matched ports (1)

PortPackageVersionStatusMaintainer
net/p5-Net-CIDR-Setp5-Net-CIDR-Set0.13_1unaddressedanes@anes.su

Template for a VuXML entry

Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.

  <vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
    <topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
    <affects>
      <package>
	<name>p5-Net-CIDR-Set</name>
	<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
      </package>
    </affects>
    <description>
      <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
	<p>Net::CIDR::Set versions through 0.20 for Perl accept non-ASCII IP
	addresses and netmasks.

Unicode digits such as the Arabic-Indic One
	(U+0661) were accepted but not properly parsed as numbers.  This could
	allow network masks to accept larger networks.</p>
      </body>
    </description>
    <references>
      <cvename>CVE-2026-49940</cvename>
      <url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49940</url>
    </references>
    <dates>
      <discovery>2026-06-04</discovery>
      <entry>2026-10-26</entry>
    </dates>
  </vuln>