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- Line 87: Update the Decoder initialization path so omitted data_end uses
database_buffer.size() when that interface is available, falling back to
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Handle FileBuffer when data_end is omitted.
FileBuffer provides size() but does not implement __len__. Therefore, direct Decoder(FileBuffer(path)) construction raises TypeError. Reader passes data_end explicitly, so ordinary reader use is not blocked. This is a narrow direct-Decoder regression.
Use the buffer's size interface when it is available.
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if data_end is None:
- data_end = len(database_buffer) # type: ignore[arg-type]
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| data_end = len(database_buffer) # type: ignore[arg-type] | |
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Review comment at @maxminddb/decoder.py at line 87:
Update the Decoder initialization path so omitted data_end uses
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(Claude Sonnet 5.5, replying on behalf of @oschwald) Confirmed: Decoder(FileBuffer(path)) raised TypeError when data_end was omitted. Fixed in 8a8aec6 by adding FileBuffer.__len__, so the default bound works for bytes, mmap and FileBuffer. A new test decodes a value with each buffer type and no data_end.
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Default decoder construction with a FileBuffer raises TypeError because the new bound calculation assumes the buffer supports len().
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What changed in this PR
Hardens malformed-database handling in the Python reader and C extension.
Changes:
- Adds Python decoder bounds checks for truncated payloads.
- Rejects non-string map keys and fixes extension reference cleanup.
- Adds regression tests and release notes.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| tests/reader_test.py | Tests data-section overruns and invalid map keys. |
| tests/decoder_test.py | Tests malformed values across buffer types. |
| maxminddb/reader.py | Supplies decoding section boundaries. |
| maxminddb/decoder.py | Checks payload bounds and map-key types. |
| HISTORY.rst | Documents malformed-database fixes. |
| extension/maxminddb.c | Validates map keys and handles failure cleanup. |
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The pure Python reader did not check that a value stayed inside the data section. A string, bytes, or integer value that extended past the end of the database decoded to a shorter value. A value that extended into the metadata section decoded bytes from the metadata. It now raises InvalidDatabaseError when a value extends past the end of the data section. This applies to the memory, mmap, and file modes. The C extension reads through libmaxminddb, whose data section bound includes the metadata. Thus the extension does not reject a value that extends into the metadata section. A map key that is not a string also raises InvalidDatabaseError now. Before, the reader returned the non-string key, or raised TypeError if the key was unhashable. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
libmaxminddb does not check map key types when it builds an entry data list. The extension read every key as a string, so it could return a wrong key, such as the bytes of a bytes key or an empty string, or raise SystemError. It now raises InvalidDatabaseError, the same as the pure Python reader. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
When a map key was not valid UTF-8, the extension returned NULL without releasing the partly decoded map, so each failed lookup leaked it. The extension also ignored the return value of PyDict_SetItem. It now releases the map and returns NULL in both cases. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Three fixes for malformed databases:
InvalidDatabaseErrorwhen a value runs past it. This applies to the memory, mmap, and file modes.InvalidDatabaseError. The pure Python reader used to return the non-string key, or raiseTypeErrorfor an unhashable key. The C extension read every key as a string, so it could return a wrong key or raiseSystemError.PyDict_SetItem.Differences that remain
Performance
The bound check adds one integer comparison per value. On Python 3.14, decoding every network in
GeoIP2-City-Test.mmdb(40 passes, best of 5 per process, 10 alternating runs againstmain):Tests
New decoder tests cover truncated values of each type and non-string keys in every buffer mode. New reader tests build small databases for values that run into the metadata, and check non-string keys in all modes, including the extension.
pytestpasses with the extension built and forced on, and ruff, mypy, and clang-format are clean.🤖 Generated with Claude Code
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InvalidDatabaseError.Documentation