Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2026-115864

Monoceros versions before 0.30 for Perl allow a request declaring a large Content-Length to kill a worker by exhausting memory

publishedCWE-789

Monoceros versions before 0.30 for Perl allow a request declaring a large Content-Length to kill a worker by exhausting memory. The request body is read in a loop that asks sysread for all of the remaining declared length at once. Perl grows the read buffer to that size before any data arrives, so a length larger than available memory makes the worker exit with an uncatchable out of memory error before the application is called. A remote attacker can force a worker restart with each request of a few bytes.

Technical severityUnscoredNo score in collected sources
Published2026-11-09Source updated 2026-11-09
Collected2026-11-091 attributed source

Fixes and workarounds

Fix

Upgrade to Monoceros 0.30 or later.

Source: CNA: CPANSec

Fix

The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches.

Source: CNA: CPANSec

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority


Monoceros
cpan
≥ 0; < 0.30 (affected, custom)
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: CPANSec

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

No CVSS assessment reported. An unscored record is not a low-severity determination.

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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