CVE-2026-12087CWE-125CWE-805

Socket versions before 2.041 for Perl have an out-of-bounds heap read

Critical · published June 15, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
30.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Socket versions before 2.041 for Perl have an out-of-bounds heap read.

In Socket.xs, pack_ip_mreq_source() checks the length of its source argument before the argument is read, so the check tests the byte length carried over from the preceding multiaddr argument instead. Both addresses occupy a 4-byte field, so a valid multiaddr lets a source of any length pass the check, and the source is then copied into the 4-byte imr_sourceaddr field with a fixed-size copy. A source shorter than 4 bytes is not rejected, and the copy reads up to 3 bytes past the end of its buffer.

Calling pack_ip_mreq_source() with a source value shorter than 4 bytes copies adjacent heap memory into the returned packed structure.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.1 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00374 · 30.2th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read; CWE-805 · Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value
Published
2026-06-15T21:11Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 JUN 21:11Z
    Socket versions before 2.041 for Perl have an out-of-bounds heap read
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