Description
Cpanel::JSON::XS versions before 4.80 for Perl allow stack exhaustion via nested tagged values under allow_tags in decode_tag.
With allow_tags, "(" starts a tagged value. Its tag and value are decoded recursively, and each can start another tagged value. Unlike arrays and objects, this nesting is not counted against max_depth.
A run of "(" bytes exhausts the C stack and triggers an uncatchable segmentation fault regardless of max_depth.
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Weakness enumeration
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 19, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 19, 2026
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis