Net::Statsd::Lite versions before 0.9.0 for Perl allowed metric injections.

The metric names 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::Lite version 0.9.0 or later.


Workaround

Apply the patch. Alternatively, validate that all metrics sent to the client based on untrusted data do not contain metric injections.

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Sat, 16 May 2026 13:45:00 +0000

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Description Net::Statsd::Lite versions before 0.9.0 for Perl allowed metric injections. The metric names were not checked for newlines, colons or pipes. Metrics generated from untrusted sources could inject additional statsd metrics.
Title Net::Statsd::Lite versions before 0.9.0 for Perl allowed metric injections
Weaknesses CWE-93
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-16T13:37:22.000Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-46719

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-16T14:16:37.507

Modified: 2026-05-16T14:16:37.507

Link: CVE-2026-46719

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-16T14:45:25Z

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