CVE-2026-10725
Protocol::HTTP2 versions before 1.13 for Perl is vulnerable to a HTTP/2 Bomb
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Jun 6, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 9, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 3, 2026
Description
Protocol::HTTP2 versions before 1.13 for Perl is vulnerable to a HTTP/2 Bomb.
Protocol::HTTP2's inbound HPACK path has no header-list size limit, so a small HTTP/2 request can expand into large server memory (the "HTTP/2 bomb").
The headers_decode method materialises a full key+value copy per indexed reference with no running size check, and the stream_header_block_add method appends (since version 1.12) every CONTINUATION frame to the per-stream buffer unbounded.
MAX_HEADER_LIST_SIZE (default 65536) is advertised in SETTINGS but never consulted on decode. It is absent from the decoder and from the :limits export tag.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-409 Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Protocol::HTTP2CRUX |
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References
- https://metacpan.org/release/CRUX/Protocol-HTTP2-1.13/changesrelease-notes
- https://metacpan.org/release/CRUX/Protocol-HTTP2-1.12/source/lib/Protocol/HTTP2/HeaderCompression.pm#L133
- https://metacpan.org/release/CRUX/Protocol-HTTP2-1.12/source/lib/Protocol/HTTP2/Stream.pm#L414
- https://github.com/vlet/p5-Protocol-HTTP2/commit/822bf22224adbd662e8d0b865eeacb2b294d16cd.patchpatch
- https://security.metacpan.org/patches/P/Protocol-HTTP2/1.12/CVE-2026-10725-r2.patchpatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/06/7
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