Net::Statsd::Tiny versions before 0.3.8 for Perl allowed metric injections.

The metric names and set values were not checked for newlines, colons or pipes. Metrics generated from untrusted sources could inject additional statsd metrics.

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Solution

Upgrade to Net::Statsd::Time version 0.3.8 or later.


Workaround

Apply the patch. Alternatively, validate that all metrics and setr values sent to the client based on untrusted data do not contain metric injections This is the same issue CVE-2026-46719 that affected Net::Statsd::Lite.

History

Sun, 17 May 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description Net::Statsd::Tiny versions before 0.3.8 for Perl allowed metric injections. The metric names and set values were not checked for newlines, colons or pipes. Metrics generated from untrusted sources could inject additional statsd metrics.
Title Net::Statsd::Tiny versions before 0.3.8 for Perl allowed metric injections
Weaknesses CWE-93
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-17T17:51:41.133Z

Reserved: 2026-05-16T00:56:00.338Z

Link: CVE-2026-46720

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-17T18:16:27.397

Modified: 2026-05-17T18:16:27.397

Link: CVE-2026-46720

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-17T20:30:09Z

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