CVE-2026-12087 PUBLISHED

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

Assigner: CPANSec
Reserved: 12.06.2026 Published: 15.06.2026 Updated: 15.06.2026

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.

Product Status

Vendor PEVANS
Product Socket
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.041 (excl.)

Solutions

Upgrade to version 2.041 or later.

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read CWE
  • CWE-805 Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value CWE