CVE-2026-116285: Libhttp body perl · HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via quadratic
Affects libhttp-body-perlSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 12:35 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Thin evidence
One scorer or noneExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.10libhttp-body-perlpkg:deb/ubuntu/libhttp-body-perl?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlibhttp-body-perlpkg:deb/ubuntu/libhttp-body-perl?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlibhttp-body-perlpkg:deb/ubuntu/libhttp-body-perl?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlibhttp-body-perlpkg:deb/ubuntu/libhttp-body-perl?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSlibhttp-body-perlpkg:deb/ubuntu/libhttp-body-perl?arch=source&distro=focalOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSlibhttp-body-perlpkg:deb/ubuntu/libhttp-body-perl?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via quadratic regex backtracking when parsing chunked request bodies. In chunked mode, used when no content length is given, add() matches each chunk-size line with `/^([\da-fA-F]+).*\x0D\x0A/`. On a line of hex digits whose first LF has no CR before it, the digits and `.*` backtrack against each other, so a single add() takes time quadratic in the line's length. Nothing limits how long the line can be. A remote attacker can exhaust CPU in applications that pass chunked request bodies to HTTP::Body.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-116285 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116285 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/44711941/ (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/libwww-perl/HTTP-Body/commit/954a5343d2a095b59d357f28759c5388d1169574.patch (opens in a new tab)
- metacpan.org/release/GETTY/HTTP-Body-1.24/changes (opens in a new tab)