Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting cpp-httplib package, versions [0,]
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- published8 Mar 2026
- disclosed7 Mar 2026
- creditDIABL0
Introduced: 7 Mar 2026
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How to fix?
A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Recursion through the std::regex process in multipart filename parsing. An attacker can cause the server to crash by sending a specially crafted HTTP POST request with a malicious filename* parameter, leading to uncontrolled stack growth and a stack overflow.