Starlet versions before 0.33 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.
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.
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Upgrade to Starlet 0.33 or later.
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Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000
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| Description | Starlet versions before 0.33 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. | |
| Title | Starlet versions before 0.33 for Perl allow a request declaring a large Content-Length to kill a worker by exhausting memory | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-789 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: CPANSec
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Updated: 2026-10-30T12:44:06.034Z
Reserved: 2026-10-23T17:37:33.627Z
Link: CVE-2026-115865
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-30T13:18:30.947
Modified: 2026-10-30T13:18:30.947
Link: CVE-2026-115865
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Updated: 2026-10-30T14:30:08Z
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