CVE-2026-116133

HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via quadratic rescanning of a multipart body with a missing or malformed boundary

Published Oct 28, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via quadratic rescanning of a multipart body with a missing or malformed boundary.

Before the first part, and between parts, the multipart parser searches the whole buffered body for the next boundary. On a miss it keeps everything and searches again from the start when the next chunk arrives. A body with no boundary, or with a delimiter followed by neither CRLF nor "--", is therefore rescanned on every chunk, taking time quadratic in its size.

A remote attacker can exhaust worker CPU with a few such requests.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to HTTP-Body 1.23_01 or later.

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-770
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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First Time appeared Libwww-perl
Libwww-perl http-body
Vendors & Products Libwww-perl
Libwww-perl http-body
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Description HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via quadratic rescanning of a multipart body with a missing or malformed boundary. Before the first part, and between parts, the multipart parser searches the whole buffered body for the next boundary. On a miss it keeps everything and searches again from the start when the next chunk arrives. A body with no boundary, or with a delimiter followed by neither CRLF nor "--", is therefore rescanned on every chunk, taking time quadratic in its size. A remote attacker can exhaust worker CPU with a few such requests.
Title HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via quadratic rescanning of a multipart body with a missing or malformed boundary
Weaknesses CWE-407
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
CPANSec
Published
Updated
Nov 5, 2026, 8:08 PM
Reserved
Oct 25, 2026, 11:14 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 28, 2026, 6:17 PM
Modified
Nov 5, 2026, 8:17 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 28, 2026, 5:15 PM