CVE-2026-31988
MEDIUMyauzl 3.2.0 - Denial of Service via Off-by-One Error in NTFS Timestamp Parser
Title source: llmDescription
yauzl (aka Yet Another Unzip Library) version 3.2.0 for Node.js contains an off-by-one error in the NTFS extended timestamp extra field parser within the getLastModDate() function. The while loop condition checks cursor < data.length + 4 instead of cursor + 4 <= data.length, allowing readUInt16LE() to read past the buffer boundary. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (process crash via ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE exception) by sending a crafted zip file with a malformed NTFS extra field. This affects any Node.js application that processes zip file uploads and calls entry.getLastModDate() on parsed entries. Fixed in version 3.2.1.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Various Sources product
https://www.npmjs.com/package/yauzl
Various Sources third-party-advisory
https://www.codeant.ai/security-research/yauzl-denial-of-service-zip-file-crash
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/yauzl-denial-of-service-via-off-by-one-error-in-ntfs-timestamp-parser
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0049
EPSS Percentile
37.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-193
Status
published
Products (3)
npm/yauzl
0 - 3.2.1npm
thejoshwolfe/yauzl
3.2.0 - 3.2.1
thejoshwolfe/yauzl
3.2.1
Published
Mar 11, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 12, 2026