Description
Algorithm::UrataniTakeda versions from 0.1.5 before 0.1.7 for Perl allow memory exhaustion via a never-cleared failure shift cache in search.
The failure shift is cached for each pair of trie state and text character in a field of the matcher object, and nothing clears it. A character not seen before at a given state adds an entry that lasts for the life of the matcher.
An attacker who can submit text with many distinct characters to a long-lived matcher can grow its memory with each search.
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Weakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 21, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 22, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred