Perl versions before 5.40.5-RC1, from 5.41.0 before 5.42.3-RC1, from 5.43.0 before 5.43.11 have an integer overflow in S_measure_struct leading to an out-of-bounds heap read in pack and unpack. S_measure_struct adds each item's size times its repeat count to a running total with no overflow check, so a large repeat count in a pack or unpack template wraps the signed SSize_t total negative. The @, X, and x position codes then guard their moves with a signed length comparison that passes when the length is negative, advancing the buffer pointer out of bounds. A template derived from untrusted input can read heap memory past the buffer and return it to the caller.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 3
- https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/40754edc72dd3e513d758153c0e2f0215897740e.patch Patch
- https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/5f7eb6bbbe0510964e3fb1d6bb691e5445913e55.patch Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/13/6 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 8.4 · perlNVD modified 2026-10-24 22:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*