Skip to content
CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD9.1 Critical

CVE-2026-50638

Metrics::Any::Adapter::DogStatsd versions before 0.04 for Perl does not protect against metric injections

Description

Metrics::Any::Adapter::DogStatsd versions before 0.04 for Perl does not protect against metric injections. The statsd protocol (and extensions such as dogstatsd) allow mutiple metrics, separated by newlines, to be sent per packet. Metrics::Any::Adapter::DogStatsd which extends Metrics::Any::Adapter::Statsd, which has a similar vulnerability. In addition, the _tags function does not check tags for newlines or statsd control characters. The tags can be used for metric injections.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

PEVANS Metrics::Any::Adapter::DogStatsd

Default version status: unaffected

  • 0 to < 0.04affected

References