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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 6
- https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/commit/163f013364ac9fc8dd0c3987433cd065a615af58 Exploit, Patch
- https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/commit/2d14dc1f7391a94235948a0b823155538f69b3df Exploit, Patch
- https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/pull/2735 Patch
- https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/releases/tag/v11.16.0 Patch, Release Notes
- https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/security/advisories/GHSA-5gfj-9q3v-qfp3 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/security/advisories/GHSA-5gfj-9q3v-qfp3 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 4
- Cpes+1 CPE criteria (now 1)NVD modified 2026-10-21 15:34
- StatusUndergoing Analysis → AnalyzedNVD modified 2026-10-21 15:34
- CVSS6.2 (v3.1, CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) → 5.5 (v3.1, CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)NVD modified 2026-10-21 15:34
- First seenCVSS 6.2NVD modified 2026-10-09 19:16
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:borewit:music-metadata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 6
- https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/commit/163f013364ac9fc8dd0c3987433cd065a615af58 Exploit, Patch
- https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/commit/2d14dc1f7391a94235948a0b823155538f69b3df Exploit, Patch
- https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/pull/2735 Patch
- https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/releases/tag/v11.16.0 Patch, Release Notes
- https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/security/advisories/GHSA-5gfj-9q3v-qfp3 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/security/advisories/GHSA-5gfj-9q3v-qfp3 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory