CVE-2026-107389
music-metadata: EBML parser trusts element lengths, allowing memory exhaustion or process abort
Description
music-metadata is a metadata parser for audio and video media files. Prior to 11.16.0, the Matroska and WebM EBML parser decodes an attacker-controlled VINT element length and uses it for string-token or Uint8Array allocation before confirming that the leaf fits within its parent or available input. Crafted WebM, MKV, or MKA inputs can cause disproportionate allocations, out-of-memory denial of service, or, for a demonstrated parseFile path on Node.js 26.7.0, an uncatchable V8 fatal abort. The exact failure mode depends on the tokenizer, parser API, and runtime, but the affected leaf-length validation flaw is shared and has availability impact only. This issue is fixed in version 11.16.0.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 8, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 8, 2026, 8:46 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update music-metadata to version 11.16.0.
- Ensure affected media files are not processed.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 08, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description music-metadata is a metadata parser for audio and video media files. Prior to 11.16.0, the Matroska and WebM EBML parser decodes an attacker-controlled VINT element length and uses it for string-token or Uint8Array allocation before confirming that the leaf fits within its parent or available input. Crafted WebM, MKV, or MKA inputs can cause disproportionate allocations, out-of-memory denial of service, or, for a demonstrated parseFile path on Node.js 26.7.0, an uncatchable V8 fatal abort. The exact failure mode depends on the tokenizer, parser API, and runtime, but the affected leaf-length validation flaw is shared and has availability impact only. This issue is fixed in version 11.16.0. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-789 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/107xxx/CVE-2026-107389.json">CVE-2026-107389</a> Added Reference https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/commit/163f013364ac9fc8dd0c3987433cd065a615af58 Added Reference https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/commit/2d14dc1f7391a94235948a0b823155538f69b3df Added Reference https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/pull/2735 Added Reference https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/releases/tag/v11.16.0 Added Reference https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/security/advisories/GHSA-5gfj-9q3v-qfp3