CVE-2026-116531
HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl lose track of chunk boundaries in chunked request bodies when a read ends inside a chunk
HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl lose track of chunk boundaries in chunked request bodies when a read ends inside a chunk.
In chunked mode, used when no content length is given, add() treats a chunk as complete once the buffer is as long as the chunk's declared size, but the buffer still holds the chunk-size line. When a read ends in the last bytes of a chunk, add() takes the chunk short and parses the leftover data as the next chunk-size line.
A remote attacker can make a chunked body never complete, hanging a server that reads until the body is done, and may make it complete early, leaving the remaining bytes to be read as the next request.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.1
HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl lose track of chunk boundaries in chunked request bodies when a read ends inside a chunk
HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl lose track of chunk boundaries in chunked request bodies when a read ends inside a chunk.
In chunked mode, used when no content length is given, add() treats a chunk as complete once the buffer is as long as the chunk's declared size, but the buffer still holds the chunk-size line. When a read ends in the last bytes of a chunk, add() takes the chunk short and parses the leftover data as the next chunk-size line.
A remote attacker can make a chunked body never complete, hanging a server that reads until the body is done, and may make it complete early, leaving the remaining bytes to be read as the next request.
- Record
CVE-2026-116531- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-130
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
EUVDEUVD-2026-112275
9.1
HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl lose track of chunk boundaries in chunked request bodies when a read ends inside a chunk.
In chunked mode, used when no content length is given, add() treats a chunk as complete once the buffer is as long as the chunk's declared size, but the buffer still holds the chunk-size line. When a read ends in the last bytes of a chunk, add() takes the chunk short and parses the leftover data as the next chunk-size line.
A remote attacker can make a chunked body never complete, hanging a server that reads until the body is done, and may make it complete early, leaving the remaining bytes to be read as the next request.
- Record
EUVD-2026-112275- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-05
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-288c-cm7p-6mc5
9.1
HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl lose track of chunk boundaries in chunked request...
HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl lose track of chunk boundaries in chunked request bodies when a read ends inside a chunk.
In chunked mode, used when no content length is given, add() treats a chunk as complete once the buffer is as long as the chunk's declared size, but the buffer still holds the chunk-size line. When a read ends in the last bytes of a chunk, add() takes the chunk short and parses the leftover data as the next chunk-size line.
A remote attacker can make a chunked body never complete, hanging a server that reads until the body is done, and may make it complete early, leaving the remaining bytes to be read as the next request.
- Record
GHSA-288c-cm7p-6mc5- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-130
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
NVD
9.1
HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl lose track of chunk boundaries in chunked request bodies when a read ends inside a chunk.
In chunked mode, used when no content length is given, add() treats a chunk as complete once the buffer is as long as the chunk's declared size, but the buffer still holds the chunk-size line. When a read ends in the last bytes of a chunk, add() takes the chunk short and parses the leftover data as the next chunk-size line.
A remote attacker can make a chunked body never complete, hanging a server that reads until the body is done, and may make it complete early, leaving the remaining bytes to be read as the next request.
- Record
CVE-2026-116531- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-130
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSV
9.1
HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl lose track of chunk boundaries in chunked request bodies when a read ends inside a chunk
HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl lose track of chunk boundaries in chunked request bodies when a read ends inside a chunk.
In chunked mode, used when no content length is given, add() treats a chunk as complete once the buffer is as long as the chunk's declared size, but the buffer still holds the chunk-size line. When a read ends in the last bytes of a chunk, add() takes the chunk short and parses the leftover data as the next chunk-size line.
A remote attacker can make a chunked body never complete, hanging a server that reads until the body is done, and may make it complete early, leaving the remaining bytes to be read as the next request.
- Record
CVE-2026-116531- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-130
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-116531
9.1
HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl lose track of chunk boundaries in chunked request bodies when a read ends inside a chunk. In chunked mode, used when no content length is given, add() treats a chunk as complete once the buffer is as long as the chunk's declared size, but the buffer still holds the chunk-size line. When a read ends in the last bytes of a chunk, add() takes the chunk short and parses the leftover data as the next chunk-size line. A remote attacker can make a chunked body never complete, hanging a server that reads until the body is done, and may make it complete early, leaving the remaining bytes to be read as the next request.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-116531- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-06
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-116531
9.1
HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl lose track of chunk boundaries in chunked request bodies when a read ends inside a chunk. In chunked mode, used when no content length is given, add() treats a chunk as complete once the buffer is as long as the chunk's declared size, but the buffer still holds the chunk-size line. When a read ends in the last bytes of a chunk, add() takes the chunk short and parses the leftover data as the next chunk-size line. A remote attacker can make a chunked body never complete, hanging a server that reads until the body is done, and may make it complete early, leaving the remaining bytes to be read as the next request.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-116531- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-07
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:12346-1 No score
perl-HTTP-Body-1.240.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the perl-HTTP-Body-1.240.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:12346-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libhttp-body-perlDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22-21.23-11.24.01-1 |
None known |
libhttp-body-perlDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.23-11.24.01-1 |
None known |
libhttp-body-perlDebian:14 |
before 1.24.01-1, plus listed versions 1.23-1 |
1.24.01-1 |
libhttp-body-perlUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22-1 |
None known |
libhttp-body-perlUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22-1 |
None known |
libhttp-body-perlUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22-1 |
None known |
libhttp-body-perlUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22-1.1 |
None known |
libhttp-body-perlUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22-2 |
None known |
libhttp-body-perlUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.23-1 |
None known |
libhttp-body-perlUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.23-1 |
None known |
perl-HTTP-BodyopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 1.240.0-1.1 | 1.240.0-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | NVD | |
| severity | CVE List, EUVD | |
| severity | GitHub Advisories, OSV | |
| affected, aliases, facts, references | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-116531 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in libhttp-body-perl, published October 28, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. Fixed in libhttp-body-perl 1.24.01-1.
References
github.com/libwww-perl/HTTP-Body/commit/5869dde9fe6d13f189a435b6583fd63fcc18677a.patch
metacpan.org/release/GETTY/HTTP-Body-1.24/changes
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116531
github.com/advisories/GHSA-288c-cm7p-6mc5
cpan.org/modules
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/116xxx/CVE-2026-116531.json
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github.com/libwww-perl/HTTP-Body
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-116531
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-116531
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116531
lists.security.metacpan.org/cve-announce/msg/44711932
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-116131
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-116132
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-116133
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-116134
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-116135
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-116285
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-116531