Net::IP::LPM versions before 1.12 for Perl accept malformed prefix lengths.

Non-numeric and non-ASCII prefix lengths are accepted and treated as 0. Integers over 31 bits are silently truncated. A single malformed mask will poison the lookup table.

The result is that the lookup will silently succeed for every address. An allow-list will allow every address, and a deny-list will block every address.
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Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to Net::IP::LPM version 1.12 or later.


Workaround

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History

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Description Net::IP::LPM versions before 1.12 for Perl accept malformed prefix lengths. Non-numeric and non-ASCII prefix lengths are accepted and treated as 0. Integers over 31 bits are silently truncated. A single malformed mask will poison the lookup table. The result is that the lookup will silently succeed for every address. An allow-list will allow every address, and a deny-list will block every address.
Title Net::IP::LPM versions before 1.12 for Perl accept malformed prefix lengths
Weaknesses CWE-1287
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-07T18:25:37.140Z

Reserved: 2026-09-06T14:31:43.537Z

Link: CVE-2026-86287

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-07T19:17:28.370

Modified: 2026-09-07T19:17:28.370

Link: CVE-2026-86287

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