CVE-2026-29076

cpp-httplib: Stack Overflow Denial of Service (DoS) via std::regex in multipart filename parsing

State
Published
Severity
5.9 Medium
Published
Mar 7, 2026
Updated
Mar 9, 2026
Reserved
Mar 3, 2026

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Description

cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. Prior to version 0.37.0, cpp-httplib uses std::regex (libstdc++) to parse RFC 5987 encoded filename* values in multipart Content-Disposition headers. The regex engine in libstdc++ implements backtracking via deep recursion, consuming one stack frame per input character. An attacker can send a single HTTP POST request with a crafted filename* parameter that causes uncontrolled stack growth, resulting in a stack overflow (SIGSEGV) that crashes the server process. This issue has been patched in version 0.37.0.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.15.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion
  • CWE-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

Affected Products

ProductVersions
cpp-httplibyhirose
  • < 0.37.0Affected

References

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