Metrics::Any::Adapter::DogStatsd versions before 0.04 for Perl does not protect against metric injections. The statsd protocol (and extensions such as dogstatsd) allow mutiple metrics,separated by newlines, to be sent per packet. Metrics::Any::Adapter::DogStatsd which extends Metrics::Any::Adapter::Statsd, which has a similar vulnerability. In addition, the _tags function does not check tags for newlines or statsd control characters. The tags can be used for metric injections.
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Description Metrics::Any::Adapter::DogStatsd versions before 0.04 for Perl does not protect against metric injections. The statsd protocol (and extensions such as dogstatsd) allow mutiple metrics,separated by newlines, to be sent per packet. Metrics::Any::Adapter::DogStatsd which extends Metrics::Any::Adapter::Statsd, which has a similar vulnerability. In addition, the _tags function does not check tags for newlines or statsd control characters. The tags can be used for metric injections.
Title Metrics::Any::Adapter::DogStatsd versions before 0.04 for Perl does not protect against metric injections
Weaknesses CWE-93
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-10T18:32:21.666Z

Reserved: 2026-06-05T12:07:20.886Z

Link: CVE-2026-50638

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-06-10T19:16:37.380

Modified: 2026-06-10T20:19:35.917

Link: CVE-2026-50638

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Updated: 2026-06-10T20:45:40Z