# CVE-2026-116531: HTTP::Body versions before 1.23\_01 for Perl lose track of chunk boundaries in chunked request bodies when a read ends inside a chunk

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-112275, GHSA-288C-CM7P-6MC5
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.23_01
- Published: 2026-10-28 · Updated: 2026-10-28

## Summary

HTTP::Body, a Perl module for parsing HTTP request bodies, is affected. A remote attacker can send a crafted chunked request that stalls the server or causes the request to be parsed incorrectly, potentially hanging the server or letting leftover bytes be treated as a separate request.

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

## Affected

- HTTP-Body: fixed in 1.23\_01

## Description

HTTP::Body versions before 1.23_01 for Perl lose track of chunk boundaries in chunked request bodies when a read ends inside a chunk. In chunked mode, used when no content length is given, add() treats a chunk as complete once the buffer is as long as the chunk's declared size, but the buffer still holds the chunk-size line. When a read ends in the last bytes of a chunk, add() takes the chunk short and parses the leftover data as the next chunk-size line. A remote attacker can make a chunked body never complete, hanging a server that reads until the body is done, and may make it complete early, leaving the remaining bytes to be read as the next request.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HTTP-Body, upgrade to a fixed version (1.23_01) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/libwww-perl/HTTP-Body/commit/5869dde9fe6d13f189a435b6583fd63fcc18677a.patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/GETTY/HTTP-Body-1.24/changes

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