CVE-2026-29076

medium

Description

cpp-httplib is a C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library. Prior to version 0.37.0, cpp-httplib uses std::regex (libstdc++) to parse RFC 5987 encoded filename* values in multipart Content-Disposition headers. The regex engine in libstdc++ implements backtracking via deep recursion, consuming one stack frame per input character. An attacker can send a single HTTP POST request with a crafted filename* parameter that causes uncontrolled stack growth, resulting in a stack overflow (SIGSEGV) that crashes the server process. This issue has been patched in version 0.37.0.

References

https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/security/advisories/GHSA-qq6v-r583-3h69

https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/releases/tag/v0.37.0

https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/commit/de296af3eb5b0d5c116470e033db900e4812c5e6

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-03-07

Updated: 2026-03-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00038