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CVE-2026-45352

CVE-2026-45352 · cpp-httplib DoS: Negative chunk-size in chunked Transfer-Encoding

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cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. Prior to 0.43.4, negative chunk-size in chunked Transfer-Encoding causes unbounded memory allocation and process crash. The ChunkedDecoder::read_payload function in cpp-httplib (httplib.h) parses the chunk-size field of HTTP chunked transfer encoding using std::strtoul(). Per the C standard (§7.22.1.4), strtoul silently accepts a leading minus sign, performing unsigned wrap-around: strtoul("-2", …, 16) returns ULONG_MAX − 1 (0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFE). The library's only guard (line 12833) rejects ULONG_MAX (the result of "-1"), but any other negative value such as "-2" passes validation. The resulting near-maximum value is stored in chunk_remaining and controls how many bytes the server's read loop consumes from the network. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.43.4.

CVSS 5.3 · Medium · EPSS 0.3%

Published
Updated

Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • cpp-httplib

    Versions
    • < 0.43.4: Affected

    No fix published

  • cpp-httplib Debian:12

    Versions
    • 0.11.4+ds-1
    • 0.11.4+ds-1+deb12u1
    • 0.11.4+ds-2
    • 0.11.4+ds-3
    • 0.13.1+ds-1
    • 0.14.0+ds-1
    • 0.14.1+ds-1
    • 0.14.1+ds-2
    • 0.14.2+ds-1
    • 0.14.3+ds-1
    • 0.14.3+ds-1.1
    • 0.14.3+ds-1.1~exp1
    • 0.15.3+ds-1
    • 0.15.3+ds-2
    • 0.15.3+ds-3
    • 0.16.0+ds-1
    • 0.16.3+ds-1
    • 0.16.3+ds-2
    • 0.18.0+ds-1
    • 0.18.7-1
    • 0.20.1+ds-3
    • 0.25.0+ds-1
    • 0.26.0+ds-2
    • 0.41.0+ds-1
    • 0.41.0+ds-2
    • 0.41.0+ds-3
    • 0.41.0+ds-3~bpo13+1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • cpp-httplib Debian:13

    Versions
    • 0.18.7-1
    • 0.18.7-1+deb13u1
    • 0.20.1+ds-3
    • 0.25.0+ds-1
    • 0.26.0+ds-2
    • 0.41.0+ds-1
    • 0.41.0+ds-2
    • 0.41.0+ds-3
    • 0.41.0+ds-3~bpo13+1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • cpp-httplib Debian:14

    Versions
    • 0.18.7-1
    • 0.20.1+ds-3
    • 0.25.0+ds-1
    • 0.26.0+ds-2
    • 0.41.0+ds-1
    • 0.41.0+ds-2
    • 0.41.0+ds-3
    • 0.41.0+ds-3~bpo13+1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • cpp-httplib Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 0.9.9+ds-1
    • 0.9.10+ds-1
    • 0.10.1+ds-1
    • 0.10.2+ds-1
    • 0.10.3+ds-1
    • 0.10.3+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
    • 0.10.3+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • cpp-httplib Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 0.13.1+ds-1ubuntu1
    • 0.14.3+ds-1
    • 0.14.3+ds-1.1
    • 0.14.3+ds-1.1build1
    • 0.14.3+ds-1.1build2
    • 0.14.3+ds-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
    • 0.14.3+ds-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • cpp-httplib Ubuntu:25.10

    Versions
    • 0.18.7-1
    • 0.18.7-1ubuntu0.25.10.1
    • 0.18.7-1ubuntu0.25.10.2
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • cpp-httplib Ubuntu:26.10

    Versions
    • 0.26.0+ds-2ubuntu3
    • 0.26.0+ds-2ubuntu4
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

  • cpp-httplib Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 0.18.7-1
    • 0.26.0+ds-2ubuntu2
    • 0.26.0+ds-2ubuntu3
    • 0.26.0+ds-2ubuntu3+esm1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)

    No fix published

Original sources

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