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CVE-2026-117501: Libhttp body perl · HTTP::Body versions before 1.24_01 for Perl allow memory exhaustion via unbounded

Affects libhttp-body-perlSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-117501· High

Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 12:35 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 28 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: 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 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10libhttp-body-perlpkg:deb/ubuntu/libhttp-body-perl?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • =1.23-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlibhttp-body-perlpkg:deb/ubuntu/libhttp-body-perl?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • =1.23-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlibhttp-body-perlpkg:deb/ubuntu/libhttp-body-perl?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • =1.22-2
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlibhttp-body-perlpkg:deb/ubuntu/libhttp-body-perl?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • =1.22-1.1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSlibhttp-body-perlpkg:deb/ubuntu/libhttp-body-perl?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • =1.22-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSlibhttp-body-perlpkg:deb/ubuntu/libhttp-body-perl?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threatsAffected
  • =1.22-1
Fixed in–

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Description

HTTP::Body versions before 1.24_01 for Perl allow memory exhaustion via unbounded buffering of chunked request bodies. In chunked mode, used when no content length is given, add() holds each chunk in memory until all of it has arrived. A line that is not a chunk-size line, a size line without CRLF, or a size too large to fit an integer leaves the parser waiting forever, and every later add() grows the buffer. A remote attacker can exhaust memory in applications that pass chunked request bodies to HTTP::Body.

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