We actively support the following versions of B-FAST with security updates:

The B-FAST team takes security seriously. If you discover a security vulnerability, please follow these steps:

DO NOT create a public GitHub issue for security vulnerabilities.

Instead, please report security issues privately by:

1. Email: Send details to [INSERT SECURITY EMAIL]
2. Subject: [SECURITY] B-FAST Vulnerability Report
3. Include:
   • Description of the vulnerability
   • Steps to reproduce the issue
   • Potential impact assessment
   • Suggested fix (if available)

Please provide as much information as possible:

• Component affected: Rust core, Python bindings, TypeScript client
• Version: Specific version number where vulnerability exists
• Environment: Operating system, Python/Node.js version
• Attack vector: How the vulnerability can be exploited
• Impact: What an attacker could achieve
• Proof of concept: Minimal code to demonstrate the issue

• Initial response: Within 48 hours
• Vulnerability assessment: Within 1 week
• Fix development: Depends on severity and complexity
• Public disclosure: After fix is released and users have time to update

• Memory safety: Minimize unsafe code blocks
• Input validation: Validate all external data
• Buffer overflows: Careful bounds checking
• Integer overflows: Use checked arithmetic where appropriate

• Type validation: Ensure proper Python type checking
• Memory management: Proper reference counting
• Exception handling: Graceful error handling without crashes

• Input sanitization: Validate binary data format
• Prototype pollution: Avoid unsafe object operations
• DoS prevention: Limit resource consumption during parsing

• Keep updated: Always use the latest version
• Validate input: Don't deserialize untrusted data without validation
• Limit exposure: Use B-FAST in controlled environments
• Monitor dependencies: Keep all dependencies updated

• Code review: All security-related changes need thorough review
• Testing: Include security test cases
• Documentation: Document security implications of changes
• Dependencies: Regularly audit and update dependencies

• Malformed data: Parser handles invalid binary data gracefully
• Resource exhaustion: Protection against excessive memory/CPU usage
• Buffer bounds: All buffer operations are bounds-checked

• Decompression bombs: Limited decompression ratios
• Memory limits: Reasonable limits on decompressed size
• Validation: Verify compressed data integrity

• Size limits: String table has reasonable size limits
• Encoding validation: UTF-8 validation for all strings
• Index bounds: String table indices are bounds-checked

We recognize security researchers who help improve B-FAST security:

• Coordinated disclosure: We work with researchers to fix issues before public disclosure
• Credit: Security researchers receive appropriate credit (with permission)
• Timeline: Reasonable time for users to update before full disclosure
• Transparency: Post-fix, we publish security advisories with details

• OWASP Guidelines: We follow OWASP secure coding practices
• Rust Security: https://rustsec.org/
• Python Security: https://python.org/dev/security/
• Node.js Security: https://nodejs.org/en/security/

For security-related questions or concerns:

• Security issues: [INSERT SECURITY EMAIL]
• General questions: GitHub Discussions
• Non-security bugs: GitHub Issues

Thank you for helping keep B-FAST and our community safe! 🛡️