Net::CIDR::Set versions through 0.20 for Perl did not validate IP addresses.
The add method called the _encode method to parse addresses. If the addresses did not look like netmasks or network ranges, then they were assumed to single IP addresses and passed back to itself as a 32-bit or 128-bit netmask.
If the argument was not a well-formed IP address, then this would lead to indefinite recursion.
An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
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References
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| https://metacpan.org/release/RRWO/Net-CIDR-Set-0.21/changes |
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History
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:45:00 +0000
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| Description | Net::CIDR::Set versions through 0.20 for Perl did not validate IP addresses. The add method called the _encode method to parse addresses. If the addresses did not look like netmasks or network ranges, then they were assumed to single IP addresses and passed back to itself as a 32-bit or 128-bit netmask. If the argument was not a well-formed IP address, then this would lead to indefinite recursion. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. | |
| Title | Net::CIDR::Set versions through 0.20 for Perl did not validate IP addresses | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-1287 CWE-674 |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: CPANSec
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-04T16:07:20.739Z
Reserved: 2026-06-02T16:06:23.069Z
Link: CVE-2026-49941
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-06-04T17:16:33.173
Modified: 2026-06-04T17:16:33.173
Link: CVE-2026-49941
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