PT-2026-32613 · Npm · @Stablelib/Cbor
Published
2026-04-04
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Updated
2026-04-04
CVSS v4.0
8.7
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
Summary
@stablelib/cbor decodes nested CBOR structures recursively and does not enforce a maximum nesting depth. A sufficiently deep attacker-controlled CBOR payload can therefore crash decoding with RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded.Details
The decoder processes arrays, maps, and tagged values through recursive calls. Each nested container causes another descent into
decodeValue() until a leaf value is reached.There is no depth limit, no iterative fallback, and no protection against pathological nesting. An attacker can therefore supply a payload made of thousands of nested arrays, maps, or tags and force the decoder to recurse until the JavaScript call stack is exhausted.
PoC
js
import { decode } from "@stablelib/cbor";
const depth = 12000;
const payload = new Uint8Array(depth + 1);
// Build [[[...[null]...]]]
payload.fill(0x81, 0, depth); // array(1)
payload[depth] = 0xf6; // null
decode(payload);
// RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceededImpact
Any application that decodes attacker-controlled CBOR can be forced into a reliable denial of service with a single crafted payload.
The immediate result is an exception during decoding. In services that do not catch that exception safely, the request fails and the worker or process handling the decode may terminate.
Solution
Upgrade to version 2.0.4. The stack is limited to 128 by default, but can be configured using the
maxDepth option. Catch the CBORMaxDepthExceededError exception.Fix
Uncontrolled Recursion
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Weakness Enumeration
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Affected Products
@Stablelib/Cbor