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CVE-2026-117501: HTTP-Body (Perl module) · Unthrottled Resource Allocation

Affects HTTP-Body (Perl module)Source CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 1.24_01 soon.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 17:45 UTC

Severity
High

Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Patch
Available – fixed in 1.24_01

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 28 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade HTTP-Body (Perl module) to 1.24_01.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
HTTP-BodyAffected
  • <1.24_01
Fixed in
  • 1.24_01
CPANHTTP-Bodypkg:cpan/HTTP-BodyOther threatsAffected
  • <1.24_01
Fixed in
  • 1.24_01

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AI-suggested

Upgrade HTTP::Body to version 1.24_01 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation is indicated or required.

Description

HTTP::Body versions prior to 1.24_01 for Perl have a vulnerability where unbounded buffering of chunked HTTP request bodies can lead to memory exhaustion. This occurs because the parser holds each chunk in memory until the entire body is received, and malformed chunk size lines cause the parser to wait indefinitely, causing the buffer to grow without limit. Remote attackers can exploit this to exhaust memory in applications using HTTP::Body.

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