CVE-2026-72854

Public on 2026-08-20
Modified on 2026-08-24
Description
msgpack_unpacker_expand_buffer in src/unpack.c, reached through the public msgpack_unpacker_reserve_buffer API, computes its new buffer size using an unchecked size_t addition of the requested size and the amount already used. The doubling loop guards its own multiplication against overflow, but the addition in the loop condition is unguarded, so a request near SIZE_MAX wraps: the loop condition is already satisfied, the allocation is performed at the small pre-wrap size, and the function returns true. The caller is told the requested capacity was reserved when it was not, so a subsequent write of the requested length overflows the heap buffer. The library's own example/lib_buffer_unpack.c demonstrates the reserve-then-write pattern, and its defensive assert comparing capacity against the request is compiled out under NDEBUG. msgpack-c's own decode entry points do not derive the reservation size from untrusted input, so reaching this requires an integration that passes an attacker-influenced length to the reservation API, such as a length-prefixed streaming transport.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.7
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Firefox Extra firefox Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 firefox Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 php8.1-pecl-msgpack No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2023 php8.2-pecl-msgpack Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 php8.3-pecl-msgpack Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 php8.4-pecl-msgpack Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 php8.5-pecl-msgpack Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core thunderbird Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L