# CVE-2025-67125: A signed integer overflow in docopt.cpp v0.6.2 (LeafPattern::match in docopt\_private.h) when merging occurrence counters (e.g., default LONG

- Severity: CVSS 4.4 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-01-23 · Updated: 2026-01-23

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A signed integer overflow in docopt.cpp v0.6.2 (LeafPattern::match in docopt_private.h) when merging occurrence counters (e.g., default LONG_MAX + first user "-v/--verbose") can cause counter wrap (negative/unbounded semantics) and lead to logic/policy bypass in applications that rely on occurrence-based limits, rate-gating, or safety toggles. In hardened builds (e.g., UBSan or -ftrapv), the overflow may also result in process abort (DoS).

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## References

- https://gist.github.com/thesmartshadow/672afe8828844c833f46f8ebe2f5f3bd
- https://github.com/docopt/docopt.cpp

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