Cpanel::JSON::XS versions before 4.41 for Perl allow denial of service via UTF-8 BOM prefixed input when a decode filter callback throws.
To skip a leading 3-byte UTF-8 BOM, decode_json() advances the input scalar's string pointer past the mark with SvPV_set() and restores it only on the normal return path. When decoding aborts through a Perl exception, for example a filter_json_object callback that croaks, the restore is skipped and the scalar is left with its string pointer offset into its own buffer and a shortened length.
When that scalar is later freed, the allocator receives an invalid pointer and the interpreter aborts. A single BOM prefixed document decoded with a throwing filter callback crashes any caller.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/rurban/Cpanel-JSON-XS/commit/dfe1b41a36caba51dc12a2917fe50285d1ffaa7b.patch | Patch |
| https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.41/changes | Release Notes |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/03/5 | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
17 Jun 2026, 11:05
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| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/03/5 - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
05 Jun 2026, 17:35
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:rurban:cpanel\:\:json\:\:xs:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* | |
| First Time |
Rurban cpanel\
Rurban |
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| References | () https://github.com/rurban/Cpanel-JSON-XS/commit/dfe1b41a36caba51dc12a2917fe50285d1ffaa7b.patch - Patch | |
| References | () https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.41/changes - Release Notes | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/03/5 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Patch |
03 Jun 2026, 18:16
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5 |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-06-03 01:16
Updated : 2026-06-17 11:05
NVD link : CVE-2026-9516
Mitre link : CVE-2026-9516
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-9516
JSON object : View
Products Affected
rurban
- cpanel\
