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HTTP::Body for Perl allows memory and file exhaustion via unlimited fields

Priority LOW 29CWE-770Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

HTTP::Body for Perl versions before 1.23_01 is affected. The urlencoded and multipart parsers do not limit how many form fields or parts a body may hold (CWE-770), so each one consumes memory or a temporary file. A remote attacker can exhaust worker memory with a body made of separators, or create thousands of temporary files with one request of small file parts.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

Description from the CNA

HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl allow memory and temporary file exhaustion via an unlimited number of form fields and multipart parts. The urlencoded parser splits the whole body on its separators at once, creating one scalar per separator before any field is stored. This costs about 90 bytes of memory per separator byte. The multipart parser creates a temporary file for every part that carries a filename. Neither parser limits how many fields or parts a body may hold. A remote attacker can exhaust worker memory with a body made of separators, or create thousands of temporary files with one request of small file parts.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00423 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed HTTP-Body: 1.23_01

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
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
—HTTP-Bodybefore 1.23_011.23_01Patch availableCNA
  • HTTP-Body Vendor— Affected before 1.23_01 Fixed in 1.23_01 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Upgrade HTTP-Body to version 1.23_01, which fixes the issue.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

  • Fix · CNA HTTP-Body Fixed in 1.23_01

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116131
  2. 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-69q5-rpx8-8vpq
  3. 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-29 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  5. 2026-11-05 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  6. 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed

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