Jitka Plesnikova

**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** Pod::Text versions prior to 6.1.1 **Description** Formatting a POD document with excessive `=over` nesting can lead to CPU and memory exhaustion. Each `=over` element increases the margin, which the `wrap()` function subtracts from the output width to determine available text space. If the available space reaches zero, the line-splitting substitution matches an empty string, causing a loop that consumes no input while continuously appending margin padding. This results in a process that never returns and consumes memory until the system is exhausted. **Recommendations** Update Pod::Text to version 6.1.1 or later.