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TI-2026-24785 Aliases CVE-2026-32256GHSA-v6c2-xwv6-8xf7

music-metadata has an infinite loop vulnerability in ASF parser

Priority LOW 39CWE-835Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-835.

Summary

music-metadata is a metadata parser for audio and video media files. Prior to version 11.12.3, music-metadata's ASF parser (`parseExtensionObject()` in `lib/asf/AsfParser.ts:112-158`) enters an infinite loop when a sub-object inside the ASF Header Extension Object has `objectSize = 0`. Version 11.12.3 fixes the issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0042 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed music-metadata (Borewit): 11.12.3music-metadata (npm): 11.12.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Borewitmusic-metadatabefore 11.12.311.12.3Patch availableCNA
—music-metadata (npm)before 11.12.311.12.3Patch availableGHSA-v6c2-xwv6-8xf7
  • music-metadata VendorBorewit Affected before 11.12.3 Fixed in 11.12.3 Patch available CNA
  • music-metadata (npm) Vendor— Affected before 11.12.3 Fixed in 11.12.3 Patch available GHSA-v6c2-xwv6-8xf7

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:borewit:music-metadata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 11.12.3VulnerableBorewit
  • cpe:2.3:a:borewit:music-metadata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.12.3 Vulnerable ·Borewit

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA music-metadata (Borewit) Fixed in 11.12.3
  • Fix · GHSA-v6c2-xwv6-8xf7 music-metadata (npm) Fixed in 11.12.3 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32256
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v6c2-xwv6-8xf7

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2026-69734 Memory exhaustion in music-metadata MP4 parser via oversized atom CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-69688 Unhandled rejection in music-metadata DSF parser crashes process CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-69697 Unvalidated ID3v2 tag size in music-metadata causes memory exhaustion CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2
  • TI-2026-69683 Excessive memory allocation in music-metadata EBML parser CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2
  • TI-2026-69681 Uncontrolled memory allocation in music-metadata APEv2 parser CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2
  • TI-2026-69694 Infinite loop in music-metadata MP4 parser causes denial of service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

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