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TI-2026-07753 Aliases CVE-2026-8829GHSA-9p7j-9995-m88w

Use after free in OALDERS HTML::Entities

Priority LOW 39CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

HTML::Entities versions before 3.84 for Perl read freed heap memory in _decode_entities. The XS routine backing HTML::Entities::_decode_entities cached a pointer (repl) into the entity-value SV returned by hv_fetch on the entity2char hash. When the input SV was identical to a value SV in that hash, and that value contained its own key as an entity reference, a later call to grow_gap() reallocated the SV's PV buffer and freed the backing allocation that repl still pointed into. The subsequent copy loop read repl_len bytes from the freed allocation. The read may disclose adjacent heap contents into the destination SV.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00408 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed HTML::Entities (OALDERS): 3.84

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OALDERSHTML::Entitiesbefore 3.843.84Patch availableCNA
  • HTML::Entities VendorOALDERS Affected before 3.84 Fixed in 3.84 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:oalders:html\:\:entities:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* entitiesVulnerableOALDERS
  • cpe:2.3:a:oalders:html\:\:entities:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* Versions entities Vulnerable ·OALDERS

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA HTML::Entities (OALDERS) Fixed in 3.84

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8829
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9p7j-9995-m88w

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