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CVE-2026-116128: Starlet versions from 0.20 before 0.33 for Perl allow memory exhaustion via unbounded buffering when

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-116128· 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 30 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 26.10starletpkg:deb/ubuntu/starlet?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • =0.31-2build1
  • =0.31-3
  • =0.32-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSstarletpkg:deb/ubuntu/starlet?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • =0.31-2
  • =0.31-2build1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSstarletpkg:deb/ubuntu/starlet?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • =0.31-2
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSstarletpkg:deb/ubuntu/starlet?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • =0.31-1.1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSstarletpkg:deb/ubuntu/starlet?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • =0.31-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSstarletpkg:deb/ubuntu/starlet?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threatsAffected
  • =0.31-1
Fixed in–

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Description

Starlet versions from 0.20 before 0.33 for Perl allow memory exhaustion via unbounded buffering when decoding chunked request bodies. The decoder adds each read to one buffer of unconsumed input. Nothing limits the length of a chunk-size line, so a line without a CRLF grows the buffer for as long as the client keeps sending, and the read timeout restarts after every read. The data of a large chunk is also held in the buffer until the whole chunk has arrived. A remote attacker can exhaust a worker's memory with a single request.

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