Out-of-bounds Write Affecting aws-c-event-stream package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.02% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-AWSCEVENTSTREAM-15928124
  • published8 Apr 2026
  • disclosed31 Mar 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 31 Mar 2026

NewCVE-2026-5190  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write while decoding header names. An attacker can achieve memory corruption and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted event-stream messages to a client application.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1