file-type detects the file type of a file, stream, or data. Prior to 21.3.1, a denial of service vulnerability exists in the ASF (WMV/WMA) file type detection parser. When parsing a crafted input where an ASF sub-header has a size field of zero, the parser enters an infinite loop. The payload value becomes negative (-24), causing tokenizer.ignore(payload) to move the read position backwards, so the same sub-header is read repeatedly forever. Any application that uses file-type to detect the type of untrusted/attacker-controlled input is affected. An attacker can stall the Node.js event loop with a 55-byte payload. Fixed in version 21.3.1.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/commit/319abf871b50ba2fa221b4a7050059f1ae096f4f | Patch |
| https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/security/advisories/GHSA-5v7r-6r5c-r473 | Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
18 Mar 2026, 19:48
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:sindresorhus:file-type:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | |
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Sindresorhus file-type
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| References | () https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/commit/319abf871b50ba2fa221b4a7050059f1ae096f4f - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/security/advisories/GHSA-5v7r-6r5c-r473 - Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2026-03-10 21:16
Updated : 2026-03-18 19:48
NVD link : CVE-2026-31808
Mitre link : CVE-2026-31808
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-31808
JSON object : View
Products Affected
sindresorhus
- file-type
CWE
CWE-835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
