A heap-based out-of-bounds write in the ws_read_frame function (src/bolt/ws.c) and the buffer_apply_mask function (src/bolt/buffer.c) in FalkorDB before 4.20.0 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service and possibly corrupt heap memory by sending a WebSocket frame with a 64-bit extended payload length to the Bolt port. The payload length is not bounded, and the only bounds check in buffer_apply_mask is an ASSERT(), which is compiled out in release builds, so the function XORs memory beyond the end of the receive buffer with the attacker-supplied mask key. Only deployments that enable the Bolt endpoint (BOLT_PORT, disabled by default) are affected.
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| Description | A heap-based out-of-bounds write in the ws_read_frame function (src/bolt/ws.c) and the buffer_apply_mask function (src/bolt/buffer.c) in FalkorDB before 4.20.0 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service and possibly corrupt heap memory by sending a WebSocket frame with a 64-bit extended payload length to the Bolt port. The payload length is not bounded, and the only bounds check in buffer_apply_mask is an ASSERT(), which is compiled out in release builds, so the function XORs memory beyond the end of the receive buffer with the attacker-supplied mask key. Only deployments that enable the Bolt endpoint (BOLT_PORT, disabled by default) are affected. | |
| Title | Pre-authentication heap out-of-bounds write in FalkorDB Bolt WebSocket frame handling via unbounded payload length | |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-787 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:falkordb:falkordb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: securin
Published: 2026-10-09T05:08:12.082Z
Updated: 2026-10-15T15:54:47.531Z
Reserved: 2026-10-09T04:54:48.677Z
Link: CVE-2026-107909
Updated: 2026-10-15T15:53:58.108Z
Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-10-09T06:17:12.303
Modified: 2026-10-15T16:17:35.393
Link: CVE-2026-107909
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