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Apache bRPC: Integer Underflow in mcpack2pb Parser Leading to Denial of Service

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An integer underflow in the mcpack2pb component of Apache bRPC (version < 1.18.0) on all platforms allows remote attackers to crash a bRPC server by sending a request containing a string field with a zero value_size. The UnparsedValue::as_string() function computes `_size - 1` without validating `_size`; when value_size is 0 the expression underflows to SIZE_MAX, resize() throws std::length_error, and because the exception is not caught on the request parsing path the process aborts (SIGABRT). Root Cause: In src/mcpack2pb/parser.cpp, UnparsedValue::as_string() resizes the output string to `_size - 1`, where `_size` is the value_size of a string field taken directly from the network data. A value_size of 0 underflows the unsigned size_t, and the subsequent resize() throws an exception that is not caught. Affected Scenarios: bRPC servers that accept nshead frames wired to the ubrpc mcpack2 adaptor (for example the NsheadService + UbrpcMcpack2Adaptor deployment pattern) can be crashed by a single unauthenticated request. Stock open-source bRPC registers the ubrpc/nshead_mcpack protocols as client-only, so default server configurations are not affected. How to Fix: 1. Upgrade bRPC to a version that includes this fix. 2. Apply the patch in PR https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/3450

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CVE-2026-74755

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Apache bRPC

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  {
    "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
    "product": "Apache bRPC",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "1.18.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:github/apache/brpc",
    "packageName": "apache/brpc",
    "collectionURL": "https://github.com",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
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