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GHSA-xv26-6w52-cph6: websocket-driver: Message corruption via abuse of protocol length headers

criticalCVE-2026-54466
Impact The frame format in draft versions of the WebSocket protocol includes a length header that allows an arbitrarily large integer to be encoded as a sequence of bytes with the high bit set. By sending an indefinite sequence of bytes with values 0x80 or above, a client can make the server parse these bytes into an ever-growing integer. Since JavaScript numbers are 64-bit floating point values, this number will eventually lose precision and lead to the subsequent payload being parsed incorrectly. Patches The issue has been patched in version 0.7.5 by rejecting the message if the length header exceeds the configured maximum message length. All users should upgrade to this version. Workarounds No known workarounds exist. Acknowledgements This issue was discovered and reported by Pranjali Thakur, DepthFirst Security Research Team.

Details

Source
GitHub Security Advisories (INTL · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2026-07-15
Last updated
2026-07-15
Exploitation
Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xv26-6w52-cph6

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