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TI-2026-52539 Aliases CVE-2026-74765GHSA-xw3q-mp5h-p8jx

Out-of-bounds read in Net-IDN-Encode

Priority LOW 35CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

Net::IDN::Punycode versions before 2.590 for Perl allow an out-of-bounds read via integer overflow of the delta accumulator in encode_punycode. The XS backend keeps the punycode delta, and the digit index derived from it, in a signed int. The accumulation `delta += (m-n) * (h+1)` has no overflow check, so a large enough code point wraps the delta and the digit index leaves the range of the 36-entry digit table. The bound before the final table access tests only for an index above 36, so a negative index passes it, as does 36 itself. Perl strings hold code points beyond the Unicode range, and one such code point overflows the accumulation on its own. Valid input wraps it as well, for example 1927 ASCII letters followed by U+10FFFF. The conversion functions encode a label before they check its length, so a long label reaches the encoder through the documented API. Only the XS backend is affected. Encoding an attacker-supplied string copies a byte from outside the digit table into the encoded result or crashes the process.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00326 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Net-IDN-Encode: 2.590

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
—Net-IDN-Encodebefore 2.5902.590Patch availableCNA
  • Net-IDN-Encode Vendor— Affected before 2.590 Fixed in 2.590 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Net-IDN-Encode Fixed in 2.590

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74765
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xw3q-mp5h-p8jx

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