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Security: webertob/bcsv

Security

SECURITY.md

Security Policy

Reporting a Vulnerability

If you discover a security vulnerability in BCSV, please report it responsibly:

  1. Do NOT open a public GitHub issue for security vulnerabilities
  2. Use GitHub Security Advisories to report privately
  3. Alternatively, contact the maintainer directly via the email listed in the repository

Response Timeline

  • Acknowledge: Within 7 days of report
  • Assessment: Within 14 days — determine severity and affected versions
  • Fix: Coordinated disclosure with patch release

Supported Versions

Version Supported
1.5.x ✅ Active
1.4.x ⚠️ Security fixes only
< 1.4 ❌ End of life

Scope

BCSV is a file format library. Security concerns primarily involve:

  • Buffer overflows from malformed files
  • Denial of service from crafted inputs (e.g., excessive allocation)
  • Integer overflow in codec/sampler subsystems

The library does not handle network I/O, authentication, or encryption.

There aren't any published security advisories