CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow memory, CPU and disk exhaustion via missing or unenforced request size, parameter and upload limits.
$CGI::POST_MAX defaults to no limit, and when set is not enforced for chunked multipart bodies or for the boundary line of a multipart body without a boundary= parameter. Bodies saved as PUTDATA, POSTDATA or PATCHDATA uploads are read into memory in one go, and nothing limits the number of parameters or uploads.
$CGI::POST_MAX defaults to no limit, and when set is not enforced for chunked multipart bodies or for the boundary line of a multipart body without a boundary= parameter. Bodies saved as PUTDATA, POSTDATA or PATCHDATA uploads are read into memory in one go, and nothing limits the number of parameters or uploads.
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Solution
Upgrade to CGI 5.00 or later.
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For deployments that cannot upgrade, limit the request body size at the web server and set $CGI::POST_MAX.
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Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000
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| Description | CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow memory, CPU and disk exhaustion via missing or unenforced request size, parameter and upload limits. $CGI::POST_MAX defaults to no limit, and when set is not enforced for chunked multipart bodies or for the boundary line of a multipart body without a boundary= parameter. Bodies saved as PUTDATA, POSTDATA or PATCHDATA uploads are read into memory in one go, and nothing limits the number of parameters or uploads. | |
| Title | CGI versions before 5.00 for Perl allow memory, CPU and disk exhaustion via missing or unenforced request size, parameter and upload limits | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-770 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: CPANSec
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-03T23:41:14.474Z
Reserved: 2026-11-02T17:58:00.641Z
Link: CVE-2026-120650
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-04T00:17:26.507
Modified: 2026-11-04T00:17:26.507
Link: CVE-2026-120650
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-11-04T08:15:10Z
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