Description
HTTP::Body versions before 1.24_01 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via regex backtracking on the filename of a multipart upload.

For every file part, the multipart parser finds the suffix of the uploaded filename by matching the default $basename_regexp, qr/[^.]+(\.[^\\\/]+)$/, against the whole basename. A basename made of many dots and ending in a backslash makes the regex backtrack in time quadratic in its length.

A remote attacker can exhaust CPU with one request, as a basename of about 32 KB takes several seconds to match and every file part is matched separately.
Published: 2026-10-28
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to HTTP-Body 1.24_01 or later.

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History

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0100

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 28 Oct 2026 23:30:00 +0100

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First Time appeared Libwww-perl
Libwww-perl http-body
Vendors & Products Libwww-perl
Libwww-perl http-body

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0100

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Description HTTP::Body versions before 1.24_01 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via regex backtracking on the filename of a multipart upload. For every file part, the multipart parser finds the suffix of the uploaded filename by matching the default $basename_regexp, qr/[^.]+(\.[^\\\/]+)$/, against the whole basename. A basename made of many dots and ending in a backslash makes the regex backtrack in time quadratic in its length. A remote attacker can exhaust CPU with one request, as a basename of about 32 KB takes several seconds to match and every file part is matched separately.
Title HTTP::Body versions before 1.24_01 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via regex backtracking on the filename of a multipart upload
Weaknesses CWE-1333
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Libwww-perl Http-body
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-28T17:17:11.051Z

Reserved: 2026-10-27T08:44:49.796Z

Link: CVE-2026-117500

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-28T18:17:14.747

Modified: 2026-10-29T15:11:53.000

Link: CVE-2026-117500

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Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-28T17:17:11Z

Links: CVE-2026-117500 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-10-31T02:30:11Z

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