CVE-2026-57432EPSS p10.3%
CVE-2026-57432CVE-2026-57432
perl / perl
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.4 () |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.21% probability of exploitation · percentile 10.3% · 2026-10-05T12:00:23Z |
| Last modified | 2026-09-08 |