Perl HTTP::Body vulnerable to quadratic-time trailer parsing
Original title: CVE-2026-121006: HTTP::Body versions before 1.24_02 for Perl parse the trailer in quadratic time
HTTP::Body versions before 1.24_02 for Perl parse the trailer in quadratic time.
Robert Rothenberg posted a security advisory for CVE-2026-121006. The HTTP::Body module has a quadratic-time parsing issue for the trailer when versions are before 1.24_02.
- Affects HTTP::Body versions before 1.24_02
- Trailer parsing takes quadratic time
Impact: quadratic-time parsing of trailer in HTTP::Body
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-121006 | CPU exhaustion in HTTP::Body before 1.24_02 for Perl | 7.5 | — |
From the original article
Posted by Robert Rothenberg on Nov 06 ======================================================================== https://metacpan. org/dist/HTTP-Body VCS Repo: ...
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