Description


A heap-based out-of-bounds write in the BoltReadHandler function (src/bolt/bolt_api.c) in FalkorDB before 4.20.0 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code by sending a Bolt RESET message with an attacker-chosen chunk size to the Bolt port. The handler checks the size only with ASSERT(), which is compiled out in release builds, then computes a destination pointer from the wire-supplied 16-bit size and moves buffered data up to about 64 KiB backwards past the start of the read buffer. Only deployments that enable the Bolt endpoint (BOLT_PORT, disabled by default) are affected.

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Weaknesses


33c584b5-0579-4c06-b2a0-8d8329fcab9c

Secondary

CWE-787

CVSS impact metrics


CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

9.8 · Critical

Information


Source identifier

33c584b5-0579-4c06-b2a0-8d8329fcab9c

Vulnerability status

Deferred

Published

2026-10-09T06:17:10.777Z

2 hours ago

Last modified

2026-10-09T06:17:12.243Z

2 hours ago