Description
Text::CSV_XS versions before 1.65 for Perl read before the start of an all-blank field under allow_whitespace in strip_trail_whitespace.

Under allow_whitespace, strip_trail_whitespace removes trailing spaces and tabs from each unquoted field without stopping at the start of the field. For a field of only blanks it reads the byte before the field's heap buffer. If that byte is also a space or tab, it may be zeroed and the walk continue backwards, depending on what the allocator placed there.

Leading blanks are normally skipped before a field is stored, but an all-blank field still arrives after a leading escape_char that differs from quote_char, or as a quoted field in getline when its line ends in two CRs.
Published: 2026-10-16
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to Text-CSV_XS 1.65 or later.

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History

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-124
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Text::CSV_XS versions before 1.65 for Perl read before the start of an all-blank field under allow_whitespace in strip_trail_whitespace. Under allow_whitespace, strip_trail_whitespace removes trailing spaces and tabs from each unquoted field without stopping at the start of the field. For a field of only blanks it reads the byte before the field's heap buffer. If that byte is also a space or tab, it may be zeroed and the walk continue backwards, depending on what the allocator placed there. Leading blanks are normally skipped before a field is stored, but an all-blank field still arrives after a leading escape_char that differs from quote_char, or as a quoted field in getline when its line ends in two CRs.
Title Text::CSV_XS versions before 1.65 for Perl read before the start of an all-blank field under allow_whitespace in strip_trail_whitespace
Weaknesses CWE-127
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T22:08:10.917Z

Reserved: 2026-10-14T17:07:36.990Z

Link: CVE-2026-110758

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-16T23:17:01.057

Modified: 2026-10-16T23:17:01.057

Link: CVE-2026-110758

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-16T22:08:10Z

Links: CVE-2026-110758 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-10-17T02:00:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-124

    Buffer Underwrite ('Buffer Underflow')

  • CWE-127

    Buffer Under-read