# CVE-2026-107794: ExtUtils::Typemaps::STL::List versions before 1.07 for Perl allocate a 32 GiB array on an empty list

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.07
- Published: 2026-10-10 · Updated: 2026-10-16

## Affected

- ExtUtils-Typemaps-Default: fixed in 1.07

## Description

ExtUtils::Typemaps::STL::List versions before 1.07 for Perl allocate a 32 GiB array on an empty list. The OUTPUT typemaps call av_extend( av, len-1 ). On an empty list, this undeflows, and av_extend will allocate an array with 2^32 slots, leading to memory exhaustion. Note that a similar issue was fixed in ExtUtils::Typemaps::STL::Vector version 1.05.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://metacpan.org/release/SMUELLER/ExtUtils-Typemaps-Default-1.07/changes
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=91213
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-10076

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