XML::Bare versions through 0.53 for Perl have an unbounded character lookahead. The parserc_parse function attempts to check for multicharacter strings such as "<![CDATA" or element terminators such…
Critical CVSS 9.1
Summary
XML::Bare versions through 0.53 for Perl have an unbounded character lookahead. The parserc_parse function attempts to check for multicharacter strings such as "<![CDATA" or element terminators such as ">" without checking that the offsets are within the buffer. Truncated strings such as "<a/" can trigger an out-of-bounds read.
In-depth triage · Auto channel
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Lint boundary warnings (1)
The following non-blocking warnings were raised during the lint phase of this triage (e.g. reference URLs not yet on the allowlist). They do not affect entry usability and are disclosed for transparency (see DR-002).
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REF_URL_NOT_ALLOWLISTEDurl not in allowlist: https://security.metacpan.org/patches/X/XML-Bare/0.53/CVE-2026-57074-r1.patch
Sources
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://github.com/nanoscopic/perl-XML-Bare/pull/1
- https://security.metacpan.org/patches/X/XML-Bare/0.53/CVE-2026-57074-r1.patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/16/1
Timeline
- nvd_ingest NVD