CVE-2026-29076CWE-1333CWE-674

cpp-httplib: Stack Overflow Denial of Service (DoS) via std::regex in multipart filename parsing

Medium · published March 7, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.9
EPSS
1%
Percentile
48.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. Prior to version 0.37.0, cpp-httplib uses std::regex (libstdc++) to parse RFC 5987 encoded filename* values in multipart Content-Disposition headers. The regex engine in libstdc++ implements backtracking via deep recursion, consuming one stack frame per input character. An attacker can send a single HTTP POST request with a crafted filename* parameter that causes uncontrolled stack growth, resulting in a stack overflow (SIGSEGV) that crashes the server process. This issue has been patched in version 0.37.0.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00612 · 48.6th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-1333 · Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity; CWE-674 · Uncontrolled Recursion
Published
2026-03-07T16:08Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 MAR 16:08Z
    cpp-httplib: Stack Overflow Denial of Service (DoS) via std::regex in multipart filename parsing
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