Description
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.
Published: 2026-07-16
Score: 9.1 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:45:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description 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.
Title XML::Bare versions through 0.53 for Perl have an unbounded character lookahead
Weaknesses CWE-125
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Codechild Xml::bare
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-17T18:07:06.943Z

Reserved: 2026-06-23T17:59:40.467Z

Link: CVE-2026-57074

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Updated: 2026-07-16T19:27:59.991Z

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Updated: 2026-07-25T05:30:17Z

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