CVE-2026-29076
5.9
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 3.6
Source: security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)
Description
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.
Affected (1)
Products: Yhirose: Cpp Httplib
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Before 0.37.0 |
Related CWEs
CWE-1333
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
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CWE-674
Uncontrolled Recursion
The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.
References (3)
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Patch
Source: security-advisories@github.com
ProductRelease Notes
Source: security-advisories@github.com
ExploitVendor Advisory
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