Uncaught Exception Affecting cpp-httplib package, versions [,0.39.0)
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- published12 Mar 2026
- disclosed11 Mar 2026
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Introduced: 11 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-31870 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade cpp-httplib to version 0.39.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncaught Exception in the ClientImpl::open_stream() function when processing the Content-Length response header in the streaming API. An attacker can cause the client process to crash by sending a malformed or excessively large Content-Length value in an HTTP response.