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GHSA-Q5CV-5VF6-95GP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-16 00:34 – Updated: 2026-06-16 18:32
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Socket versions before 2.041 for Perl have an out-of-bounds heap read.

In Socket.xs, pack_ip_mreq_source() checks the length of its source argument before the argument is read, so the check tests the byte length carried over from the preceding multiaddr argument instead. Both addresses occupy a 4-byte field, so a valid multiaddr lets a source of any length pass the check, and the source is then copied into the 4-byte imr_sourceaddr field with a fixed-size copy. A source shorter than 4 bytes is not rejected, and the copy reads up to 3 bytes past the end of its buffer.

Calling pack_ip_mreq_source() with a source value shorter than 4 bytes copies adjacent heap memory into the returned packed structure.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-12087"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-06-15T22:16:16Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Socket versions before 2.041 for Perl have an out-of-bounds heap read.\n\nIn Socket.xs, pack_ip_mreq_source() checks the length of its source argument before the argument is read, so the check tests the byte length carried over from the preceding multiaddr argument instead. Both addresses occupy a 4-byte field, so a valid multiaddr lets a source of any length pass the check, and the source is then copied into the 4-byte imr_sourceaddr field with a fixed-size copy. A source shorter than 4 bytes is not rejected, and the copy reads up to 3 bytes past the end of its buffer.\n\nCalling pack_ip_mreq_source() with a source value shorter than 4 bytes copies adjacent heap memory into the returned packed structure.",
  "id": "GHSA-q5cv-5vf6-95gp",
  "modified": "2026-06-16T18:32:33Z",
  "published": "2026-06-16T00:34:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12087"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/de19a0b0ad1900fef976c5c1400bd8f11ec6c6cb.patch"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://metacpan.org/release/PEVANS/Socket-2.041/changes"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/15/10"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}



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