Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 7, 2026· Updated Mar 9, 2026
cpp-httplib: Stack Overflow Denial of Service (DoS) via std::regex in multipart filename parsing
CVE-2026-29076
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.
Affected products
1- Range: < 0.37.0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
3- github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/commit/de296af3eb5b0d5c116470e033db900e4812c5e6mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/releases/tag/v0.37.0mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/security/advisories/GHSA-qq6v-r583-3h69mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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