Text::Minify::XS versions from v0.3.0 before v0.7.8 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 minnify.
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{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Text::Minify::XS versions from v0.3.0 before v0.7.8 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 minnify.
Title Text::Minify::XS versions from v0.3.0 before v0.7.8 for Perl have heap overflow when processing some malformed UTF-8 characters
Weaknesses CWE-122
CWE-176
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-27T16:33:01.648Z

Reserved: 2026-04-25T15:53:43.870Z

Link: CVE-2026-7040

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Updated: 2026-04-27T16:33:01.648Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-04-27T13:16:02.710

Modified: 2026-04-27T18:57:20.293

Link: CVE-2026-7040

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