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.
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| 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. | |
| Title | cpp-httplib: Stack Overflow Denial of Service (DoS) via std::regex in multipart filename parsing | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-1333 CWE-674 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-03-07T16:08:56.048Z
Reserved: 2026-03-03T20:51:43.483Z
Link: CVE-2026-29076
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Published: 2026-03-07T16:15:54.193
Modified: 2026-03-07T16:15:54.193
Link: CVE-2026-29076
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