CVE-2026-41907

HIGH7.5EPSS 0.01%

uuid: Missing buffer bounds check in v3/v5/v6 when buf is provided

Published: 4/22/2026Modified: 5/21/2026
Also known as:GHSA-w5hq-g745-h8pqCGA-cfw7-cq6w-m5hj

Description

### Summary The `v3()`, `v5()`, and `v6()` [API methods](https://github.com/uuidjs/uuid#api-summary) (not `uuid` release versions) accept external output buffers but do not reject out-of-range writes (small `buf` or large `offset`). By contrast, `v4()`, `v1()`, and `v7()` API methods explicitly throw `RangeError` on invalid bounds. This inconsistency allows **silent partial writes** into caller-provided buffers. ### Affected code - `src/v35.ts` (`v3()`/`v5()` path) writes `buf[offset + i]` without bounds validation. - `src/v6.ts` writes `buf[offset + i]` without bounds validation. ### Reproducible PoC ```bash cd /home/StrawHat/uuid npm ci npm run build node --input-type=module -e " import {v4,v5,v6} from './dist-node/index.js'; const ns='6ba7b810-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8'; for (const [name,fn] of [ ['v4()',()=>v4({},new Uint8Array(8),4)], ['v5()',()=>v5('x',ns,new Uint8Array(8),4)], ['v6()',()=>v6({},new Uint8Array(8),4)], ]) { try { fn(); console.log(name,'NO_THROW'); } catch(e){ console.log(name,'THREW',e.name); } }" ``` Observed: - `v4() THREW RangeError` - `v5() NO_THROW` - `v6() NO_THROW` Example partial overwrite evidence captured during audit: ```text same true buf [ 170, 170, 170, 170, 75, 224, 100, 63 ] v6 [ 187, 187, 187, 187, 31, 19, 185, 64 ] ``` ### Security impact - **Primary**: integrity/robustness issue (silent partial output). - If an application assumes full UUID writes into preallocated buffers, this can produce malformed/truncated/partially stale identifiers without error. - In systems where caller-controlled offsets/buffer sizes are exposed indirectly, this may become a security-relevant logic flaw. ### Suggested fix Add the same guard used by `v4()`/`v1()`/`v7()`: ```ts if (offset < 0 || offset + 16 > buf.length) { throw new RangeError(`UUID byte range ${offset}:${offset + 15} is out of buffer bounds`); } ``` Apply to: - `src/v35.ts` (covers `v3()` and `v5()`) - `src/v6.ts`

Affected packages (2)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 4.0—CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
osvCVSS 3.1HIGH7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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