Bug 2555753 (CVE-2026-110676) - CVE-2026-110676 perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS: Memory and CPU exhaustion via allow_bignum exponent encoding
Summary: CVE-2026-110676 perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS: Memory and CPU exhaustion via allow_bign...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-110676
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2556459 2556460
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Reported: 2026-10-19 18:31 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-20 20:47 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-19 18:31:59 UTC
Cpanel::JSON::XS versions before 4.80 for Perl allow memory exhaustion by encoding exponent notation as full decimal digits under allow_bignum.

With allow_bignum, a JSON number with a fraction or exponent decodes to a Math::BigFloat, which stores the exponent separately and so decodes cheaply. Encoding it untyped or as JSON_TYPE_FLOAT writes the plain decimal form with one digit per unit of exponent. Nothing bounds the exponent, so the 12-byte text [1e30000000] encodes to 30 MB.

Untrusted JSON decoded with allow_bignum and encoded again can exhaust memory and CPU.


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