Description
music-metadata is a metadata parser for audio and video media files. Prior to 11.16.0, the APEv2 parser reads an attacker-controlled tag-item size and allocates a Uint8Array for a binary item before proving that the declared item fits in the remaining tag or file data. A small crafted APE file can therefore trigger a disproportionate allocation, including through cover-art items, and repeated or concurrent parsing can exhaust process memory. The demonstrated impact is availability loss only. This issue is fixed in version 11.16.0.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Borewit | music-metadata | < 11.16.0 |
References
- https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/commit/b3bf52cb6021b046f33ba47583e19ab8f10dd235Exploit, Patch
- https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/pull/2744Exploit, Patch
- https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/releases/tag/v11.16.0Patch, Release Notes
- https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/security/advisories/GHSA-53v6-4h7p-p4gjExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/Borewit/music-metadata/security/advisories/GHSA-53v6-4h7p-p4gjExploit, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 8, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 13, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed