Pod::Text up to 6.1.0 lib/Pod/Text.pm wrap resource consumption

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Pod::Text up to 6.1.0. This affects the function wrap of the file lib/Pod/Text.pm. Such manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-82560. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Pod::Text up to 6.1.0. Affected by this issue is the function wrap of the file lib/Pod/Text.pm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Pod::Text versions before 6.1.1 for Perl allow CPU and memory exhaustion formatting a POD document whose =over nesting drives the margin to the output width. Each =over adds its indent to the margin, which wrap() subtracts from the output width to get the space available for text. When that space reaches zero, the line-splitting substitution matches the empty string, and the loop consumes no input while appending the margin padding on every pass. Formatting an attacker-supplied POD document never returns, and the output grows until memory is exhausted.

The advisory is available at metacpan.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-82560 since 08/30/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 6.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Pod::Text

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• 6.0
• 6.1.0

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