diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 0c135e8..364c878 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ pub fn parse_head(buf: &[u8], max_headers: usize) -> Result<ParsedHead, ParseErr
     let mut expect_100     = false;
     let mut host_count     = 0usize;
     let mut host_ok        = true;
+    let mut cl_count       = 0usize;
 
     for h in req.headers.iter() {
         let name_lower = h.name.to_ascii_lowercase();
@@ -109,6 +110,10 @@ pub fn parse_head(buf: &[u8], max_headers: usize) -> Result<ParsedHead, ParseErr
 
         match name_lower.as_str() {
             "content-length" => {
+                // Count occurrences; duplicates (even equal) are rejected
+                // post-loop. A single value must be one decimal integer —
+                // a comma-list ("5, 5") or non-numeric fails parse here.
+                cl_count += 1;
                 content_length = Some(
                     value.trim()
                         .parse::<usize>()
@@ -151,6 +156,13 @@ pub fn parse_head(buf: &[u8], max_headers: usize) -> Result<ParsedHead, ParseErr
         return Err(ParseError::Malformed);
     }
 
+    // Content-Length (RFC 9112 §6.3): more than one Content-Length is an
+    // unrecoverable framing ambiguity (CL.CL request smuggling). We are
+    // strict — reject any duplicate, not only differing values.
+    if cl_count > 1 {
+        return Err(ParseError::BadContentLength);
+    }
+
     if chunked {
         // Transfer-Encoding is an HTTP/1.1 mechanism; a 1.0 request
         // carrying it is malformed. And a request carrying BOTH a
@@ -498,6 +510,36 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    // --- Content-Length (RFC 9112 §6.3) ---------------------------------
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_conflicting_content_length_is_rejected() {
+        // Two differing Content-Length values — classic CL.CL smuggling.
+        let req = b"POST / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: x\r\nContent-Length: 5\r\nContent-Length: 7\r\n\r\nhello!!";
+        match parse_head(req, 64) {
+            Err(ParseError::BadContentLength) => {}
+            _ => panic!("expected BadContentLength for conflicting CL"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_duplicate_equal_content_length_is_rejected() {
+        // Strict: even identical duplicates are rejected.
+        let req = b"POST / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: x\r\nContent-Length: 5\r\nContent-Length: 5\r\n\r\nhello";
+        match parse_head(req, 64) {
+            Err(ParseError::BadContentLength) => {}
+            _ => panic!("expected BadContentLength for duplicate CL"),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_single_content_length_still_ok() {
+        // Regression: the ordinary single-CL path is unchanged.
+        let req = b"POST / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: x\r\nContent-Length: 5\r\n\r\nhello";
+        let head = parse_head(req, 64).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(head.content_length, Some(5));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn serialise_basic_200() {
         let conn = Conn::new().put_status(200).put_body("hi");