CGI::Cookie versions from 4.67 before 5.00 for Perl allow denial of service via the client cookie expires value used as a regex in parse.
CGI's cookie method reads the Cookie request header through parse, which interpolates the header's expires value unescaped into the substitution pattern that removes it from the cookie string.
A client can make the request die with an invalid pattern, or tie up the process with one that backtracks catastrophically.
CGI's cookie method reads the Cookie request header through parse, which interpolates the header's expires value unescaped into the substitution pattern that removes it from the cookie string.
A client can make the request die with an invalid pattern, or tie up the process with one that backtracks catastrophically.
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Solution
Upgrade to CGI 5.00 or later.
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Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000
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| Description | CGI::Cookie versions from 4.67 before 5.00 for Perl allow denial of service via the client cookie expires value used as a regex in parse. CGI's cookie method reads the Cookie request header through parse, which interpolates the header's expires value unescaped into the substitution pattern that removes it from the cookie string. A client can make the request die with an invalid pattern, or tie up the process with one that backtracks catastrophically. | |
| Title | CGI::Cookie versions from 4.67 before 5.00 for Perl allow denial of service via the client cookie expires value used as a regex in parse | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-1333 CWE-625 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: CPANSec
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-03T23:39:55.189Z
Reserved: 2026-11-02T17:36:13.881Z
Link: CVE-2026-120631
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-04T00:17:24.187
Modified: 2026-11-04T00:17:24.187
Link: CVE-2026-120631
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