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GHSA-8f34-f56x-9xph msgpack5: Truncated map32 headers throw an unexpected error

HIGH Published 2026-10-08 Modified 2026-10-19 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-107302
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
msgpack5
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-125
Reviewed
2026-10-08

Affected packages

• npm msgpack5: >= 4.1.0, < 6.1.0 → fixed in 6.1.0

Description

Impact A truncated `map32` header causes an out-of-bounds buffer read and throws `RangeError` instead of `IncompleteBufferError`. Applications that rely on `IncompleteBufferError` to wait for additional bytes may terminate a request, stream, or worker unexpectedly. No adjacent memory is disclosed because the buffer implementation checks bounds. Patches The decoder now validates the complete five-byte `map32` header before reading its length and reports truncated input as `IncompleteBufferError`. Workarounds Require at least five bytes before decoding a value beginning with `0xdf`, or catch `RangeError` and treat it as incomplete input only for truncated `map32` headers.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-107302 msgpack5 is a msgpack v5 implementation for node.js and the browser. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read weakness

References