# CVE-2026-113877: HTTP::Headers::ActionPack versions before 0.10 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via Accept-Language ranges matched as regular expressions

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-109147, GHSA-Q4HV-HFJ9-X4R5
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.10
- Published: 2026-10-23 · Updated: 2026-10-23

## Summary

HTTP::Headers::ActionPack for Perl, as used by applications that pass untrusted Accept-Language headers to its language selection, is affected. A remote attacker can send a crafted header that consumes excessive CPU time or causes the language selection function to crash.

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## Affected

- HTTP-Headers-ActionPack: fixed in 0.10

## Description

HTTP::Headers::ActionPack versions before 0.10 for Perl allow CPU exhaustion via Accept-Language ranges matched as regular expressions. _language_match interpolates each Accept-Language range into the pattern `/^$range\-/i` without escaping it, so regular expression syntax in the header reaches the regex engine. A 12-byte range such as `(a?|b?){26}z` backtracks for seconds, and each increment of the quantifier doubles the time. An invalid range such as `(` fails to compile. A remote attacker can exhaust CPU, or make choose_language die, in any application that passes an untrusted Accept-Language header to it.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HTTP-Headers-ActionPack, upgrade to a fixed version (0.10) per the references below.
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## References

- https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/HTTP-Headers-ActionPack-0.10/changes
- https://github.com/robrwo/perl-HTTP-Headers-ActionPack/commit/77f0deb23f3de872c2e64befd72750e0f0f4bec9.patch

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