# CVE-2026-115825: HTTP::Server::PSGI versions before 1.0056 for Perl allow a single request to crash the server by declaring a large Content-Length

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-109562, GHSA-JMH5-FMFV-H6F8
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0056
- Published: 2026-10-25 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Summary

HTTP::Server::PSGI, a Perl module for running PSGI web applications, is affected. A single crafted request declaring a very large Content-Length can make the server allocate excessive memory and crash, leaving the single-process server down until it is restarted.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Plack: fixed in 1.0056

## Description

HTTP::Server::PSGI versions before 1.0056 for Perl allow a single request to crash the server by declaring a large Content-Length. The request body is read with sysread() calls sized by the remaining Content-Length. Perl grows the read buffer to the requested length before any data arrives, so the server tries to allocate as much memory as the client declares. A remote attacker can send one request with a large Content-Length and a few body bytes, and perl exits with an out-of-memory error before the application is called. HTTP::Server::PSGI runs as a single process, so the server stays down until restarted.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Plack, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0056) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/plack/Plack/commit/11545871cadc5df1b744cebb429cfeb4ebc1069a.patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/MIYAGAWA/Plack-1.0056/changes

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