CVE detail
CVE-2026-7040
Text::Minify::XS versions from 0.3.0 before 0.7.8 for Perl have a heap overflow when processing some malformed UTF-8 characters. The minify functions mishandled some malformed UTF-8 characters, leading to heap corruption. Note that the minify_utf8 function is an alias for minify.
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Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 11.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/27/5www.openwall.com
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Exploitwww.openwall.comApr 27, 2026, 1:16 PM No excerpt available.
Release Notesmetacpan.orgApr 27, 2026, 1:16 PMNo excerpt available.
Exploitgithub.comApr 27, 2026, 1:16 PM
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