CVE-2026-29795 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-29795: stellar-xdr: `StringM::from_str` bypasses max length validation

Vendor Stellar
Product rs-stellar-xdr
Weakness CWE-770 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
Published March 6, 2026
Last update March 9, 2026

CVSS base score

4.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

stellar-xdr is a library and CLI containing types and functionality for working with Stellar XDR. Prior to version 25.0.1, StringM::from_str does not validate that the input length is within the declared maximum (MAX). Calling StringM::<N>::from_str(s) where s is longer than N bytes succeeds and returns an Ok value instead of Err(Error::LengthExceedsMax), producing a StringM that violates its length invariant. This affects any code that constructs StringM values from string input using FromStr (including str::parse), and relies on the type's maximum length constraint being enforced. An oversized StringM could propagate through serialization, validation, or other logic that assumes the invariant holds. This issue has been patched in version 25.0.1.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 6, 2026 CVE published
March 9, 2026 Record updated