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Unbounded buffering in HTTP::Body for Perl exhausts memory

Priority LOW 23CWE-770Published · Updated

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

EPSS 0.00385 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed HTTP-Body: 1.24_01

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—HTTP-Bodybefore 1.24_011.24_01Patch availableCNA
  • 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

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-117501
  2. 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-8xfg-4mgm-gg2r
  3. 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-29 CVSS score added · Red Hat

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