# CVE-2026-115864: Monoceros versions before 0.30 for Perl allow a request declaring a large Content-Length to kill a worker by exhausting memory

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-120453
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.30
- Published: 2026-11-09 · Updated: 2026-11-10

CVE-2026-115864 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It affects Monoceros; fixed in 0.30.

## Summary

Monoceros for Perl, before version 0.30, has a flaw in how it reads request bodies. A remote attacker can send a request declaring a very large Content-Length, which exhausts memory and crashes the worker process, forcing repeated restarts with small requests.

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

## Affected

- Monoceros: fixed in 0.30

## Description

Monoceros versions before 0.30 for Perl allow a request declaring a large Content-Length to kill a worker by exhausting memory. The request body is read in a loop that asks sysread for all of the remaining declared length at once. Perl grows the read buffer to that size before any data arrives, so a length larger than available memory makes the worker exit with an uncatchable out of memory error before the application is called. A remote attacker can force a worker restart with each request of a few bytes.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Monoceros, upgrade to a fixed version (0.30) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-115864 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-115864

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-115864?

Monoceros: before 0.30.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-115864

### How do I fix CVE-2026-115864?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 0.30.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-115864

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## References

- https://github.com/kazeburo/Monoceros/commit/897a4a9624329fc0a4b2352d387bdac6d37848e2.patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/KAZEBURO/Monoceros-0.30/changes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/11/09/32

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