isomorphic-git is a pure JavaScript implementation of Git for Node.js and browsers. Prior to 1.38.6, isomorphic-git reads a server-controlled targetSize while applying a packfile delta in src/utils/applyDelta.js and passes it without a bound to Buffer.alloc(targetSize). A malicious or man-in-the-middle-controlled remote can send one delta header that causes git.clone() or git.fetch() to allocate approximately 2 GB before validating the actual delta output. GitPackIndex.fromPack swallows the later size-mismatch error, so a host with sufficient memory may retain the resource waste without a visible failure, while containers, serverless functions, and small virtual machines may terminate. Node.js heap limits do not mitigate the off-heap Buffer allocation. This issue is fixed in version 1.38.6.
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Wed, 04 Nov 2026 03:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Isomorphic-git
Isomorphic-git isomorphic-git
Vendors & Products Isomorphic-git
Isomorphic-git isomorphic-git

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-770
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Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Description isomorphic-git is a pure JavaScript implementation of Git for Node.js and browsers. Prior to 1.38.6, isomorphic-git reads a server-controlled targetSize while applying a packfile delta in src/utils/applyDelta.js and passes it without a bound to Buffer.alloc(targetSize). A malicious or man-in-the-middle-controlled remote can send one delta header that causes git.clone() or git.fetch() to allocate approximately 2 GB before validating the actual delta output. GitPackIndex.fromPack swallows the later size-mismatch error, so a host with sufficient memory may retain the resource waste without a visible failure, while containers, serverless functions, and small virtual machines may terminate. Node.js heap limits do not mitigate the off-heap Buffer allocation. This issue is fixed in version 1.38.6.
Title isomorphic-git: Unbounded memory allocation from attacker-controlled delta target size (DoS)
Weaknesses CWE-400
CWE-789
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-03T19:44:06.908Z

Reserved: 2026-07-16T21:37:45.769Z

Link: CVE-2026-63476

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-11-03T20:18:16.063

Modified: 2026-11-03T20:18:16.200

Link: CVE-2026-63476

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-11-03T19:44:06Z

Links: CVE-2026-63476 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-04T03:30:08Z

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