Unbounded buffering in HTTP::Body for Perl exhausts memory
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
Versions of HTTP::Body before 1.24_01 for Perl buffer chunked request bodies without limit. In chunked mode, add() holds every chunk in memory, and a malformed chunk-size line leaves the parser waiting forever while the buffer keeps growing (CWE-770). A remote attacker can exhaust memory in applications that pass chunked request bodies to HTTP::Body.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
HTTP::Body versions before 1.24_01 for Perl allow memory exhaustion via unbounded buffering of chunked request bodies. In chunked mode, used when no content length is given, add() holds each chunk in memory until all of it has arrived. A line that is not a chunk-size line, a size line without CRLF, or a size too large to fit an integer leaves the parser waiting forever, and every later add() grows the buffer. A remote attacker can exhaust memory in applications that pass chunked request bodies to HTTP::Body.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | HTTP-Body | before 1.24_01 | 1.24_01 | Patch available | CNA |
- HTTP-Body Vendor— Affected before 1.24_01 Fixed in 1.24_01 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Upgrade HTTP-Body to version 1.24_01, which fixes the flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA HTTP-Body Fixed in 1.24_01
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-117501
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-8xfg-4mgm-gg2r
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-117501 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-117501 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8xfg-4mgm-gg2r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-117501 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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