Excessive memory allocation in Web::Simple for Perl
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-789.
Summary
Web::Simple for Perl before 0.035 allocates a buffer sized by the Content-Length header when reading urlencoded body parameters. The read has no cap and its return value is ignored, so the declared length alone sets the allocation size (CWE-789). An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a Content-Length far larger than the body sent on a route with a body-parameter match.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
Web::Simple versions before 0.035 for Perl allocate a buffer sized by the Content-Length header for urlencoded body parameters. Web::Dispatch::ParamParser::get_unpacked_body_from reads an application/x-www-form-urlencoded body using a single read call, with no cap and the return value ignored. Perl's read grows the buffer to the requested length before reading, so the declared Content-Length determines the allocation. An attacker can trigger this through any route whose dispatch specification has a % body-parameter match, such as sub (POST + %name=), sending a Content-Length far larger than the body actually sent. No authentication is involved.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Web-Simple | before 0.035 | 0.035 | Patch available | CNA |
- Web-Simple Vendor— Affected before 0.035 Fixed in 0.035 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update Web-Simple to version 0.035. The sources list 0.035 as the fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA Web-Simple Fixed in 0.035
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-24 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-114629
- 2026-10-24 Alias added: GHSA-38cx-9rf2-hq5v
- 2026-11-02 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-114629 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-114629 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-38cx-9rf2-hq5v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-114629 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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