Stop CBOR indefinite-length strings from recursing per chunk

get_cbor_string() and get_cbor_binary() handled the indefinite-length forms
(0x7F and 0x5F) by calling themselves once per chunk. Each chunk therefore
cost a native stack frame, and since a chunk may itself be an indefinite-
length string, an input of repeated 0x7F bytes reached one frame per input
byte: 200,000 of them crash the process with SIGSEGV before a single byte is
rejected. This is the same defect as #5104, in a path the container-level
work does not touch.

Count the open levels instead of recursing through them. That is enough here
because every chunk is appended to the same result -- get_bytes() writes at
result.size() -- so there is no per-level state to keep. The temporary chunk
string and its copy into the result go away with the recursion.

The definite-length cases move to get_cbor_string_chunk() and
get_cbor_binary_chunk() unchanged, including their error messages, which
still name 0x7F and 0x5F because those are handled one level up.

Behaviour is unchanged. Comparing against develop over the interesting byte
sequences -- empty, single-chunk, nested, over-closed and truncated forms,
both strings and byte arrays, and an indefinite-length map key -- produces
identical values, error codes, messages and byte offsets. The 200,000-level
input now reports parse_error.110 at byte 200001 instead of crashing.

Note that nesting these is not valid CBOR: RFC 8949, Section 3.2.3 forbids
it. This does not change that either way -- it has always been accepted, and
rejecting it is a separate decision (#5317, #5325). Should it be rejected
later, that is now one condition on the level counter rather than a change to
the control flow.

Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/patch.md

@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ Strong guarantee: if an exception is thrown, there are no changes in the JSON va
   ("add", "remove", "move")
 - Throws [`out_of_range.411`](../../home/exceptions.md#jsonexceptionout_of_range411) if an "add" operation's target
   location has a parent that is neither an object nor an array.
-- Throws [`out_of_range.413`](../../home/exceptions.md#jsonexceptionout_of_range413) if a "remove" operation's target
-  location has a parent that is neither an object nor an array.
 - Throws [`other_error.501`](../../home/exceptions.md#jsonexceptionother_error501) if "test" operation was
   unsuccessful.
 
@@ -77,5 +75,3 @@ is thrown. In any case, the original value is not changed: the patch is applied
 - Added in version 2.0.0.
 - Added [`out_of_range.411`](../../home/exceptions.md#jsonexceptionout_of_range411) and stopped relying on an internal assertion when an "add" operation's
   target location has a non-object/non-array parent in version 3.13.0.
-- Added [`out_of_range.413`](../../home/exceptions.md#jsonexceptionout_of_range413) and stopped silently ignoring a "remove" operation whose target
-  location has a non-object/non-array parent in version 3.13.0.

docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/patch_inplace.md

@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ No guarantees, value may be corrupted by an unsuccessful patch operation.
   ("add", "remove", "move")
 - Throws [`out_of_range.411`](../../home/exceptions.md#jsonexceptionout_of_range411) if an "add" operation's target
   location has a parent that is neither an object nor an array.
-- Throws [`out_of_range.413`](../../home/exceptions.md#jsonexceptionout_of_range413) if a "remove" operation's target
-  location has a parent that is neither an object nor an array.
 - Throws [`other_error.501`](../../home/exceptions.md#jsonexceptionother_error501) if "test" operation was
   unsuccessful.
 
@@ -74,5 +72,3 @@ function throws an exception.
 - Added in version 3.11.0.
 - Added [`out_of_range.411`](../../home/exceptions.md#jsonexceptionout_of_range411) and stopped relying on an internal assertion when an "add" operation's
   target location has a non-object/non-array parent in version 3.13.0.
-- Added [`out_of_range.413`](../../home/exceptions.md#jsonexceptionout_of_range413) and stopped silently ignoring a "remove" operation whose target
-  location has a non-object/non-array parent in version 3.13.0.

docs/mkdocs/docs/home/exceptions.md

@@ -933,20 +933,6 @@ BSON stores the length of documents, arrays, strings, and binary values in a sig
     [`to_bson`](../api/basic_json/to_bson.md) produced documents with negative length prefixes that
     [`from_bson`](../api/basic_json/from_bson.md) rejected.
 
-### json.exception.out_of_range.413
-
-A JSON Patch `remove` operation cannot be applied because the target location's parent is neither an object nor an array. Per [RFC 6902](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc6902), a `remove` target must reference a member of an existing object or an element of an existing array; a primitive value (string, number, boolean, etc.) or `null` has no members or elements to remove.
-
-!!! failure "Example message"
-
-    ```
-    cannot remove value: the JSON Patch 'remove' target's parent is of type number, but must be an object or array
-    ```
-
-!!! note
-
-    This exception was added in version 3.13.0. Before that, this situation was silently ignored (the `remove` operation had no effect).
-
 ## Further exceptions
 
 This exception is thrown in case of errors that cannot be classified with the

include/nlohmann/detail/input/binary_reader.hpp

@@ -996,23 +996,21 @@ class binary_reader
     }
 
     /*!
-    @brief reads a CBOR string
+    @brief reads a definite-length CBOR string
 
-    This function first reads starting bytes to determine the expected
-    string length and then copies this number of bytes into a string.
-    Additionally, CBOR's strings with indefinite lengths are supported.
+    Reads everything @ref get_cbor_string accepts except the indefinite-length
+    form, which that function handles itself. The bytes are appended to @a
+    result, so consecutive chunks of an indefinite-length string can be read
+    into the same string.
 
-    @param[out] result  created string
+    @param[out] result  string the bytes are appended to
 
     @return whether string creation completed
-    */
-    bool get_cbor_string(string_t& result)
-    {
-        if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!unexpect_eof(input_format_t::cbor, "string")))
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
 
+    @pre @a current is not EOF
+    */
+    bool get_cbor_string_chunk(string_t& result)
+    {
         switch (current)
         {
             // UTF-8 string (0x00..0x17 bytes follow)
@@ -1068,20 +1066,6 @@ class binary_reader
                 return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_string(input_format_t::cbor, len, result);
             }
 
-            case 0x7F: // UTF-8 string (indefinite length)
-            {
-                while (get() != 0xFF)
-                {
-                    string_t chunk;
-                    if (!get_cbor_string(chunk))
-                    {
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                    result.append(chunk);
-                }
-                return true;
-            }
-
             default:
             {
                 auto last_token = get_token_string();
@@ -1092,23 +1076,82 @@ class binary_reader
     }
 
     /*!
-    @brief reads a CBOR byte array
+    @brief reads a CBOR string
 
     This function first reads starting bytes to determine the expected
-    byte array length and then copies this number of bytes into the byte array.
-    Additionally, CBOR's byte arrays with indefinite lengths are supported.
+    string length and then copies this number of bytes into a string.
+    Additionally, CBOR's strings with indefinite lengths are supported.
 
-    @param[out] result  created byte array
+    @param[out] result  created string
+
+    @return whether string creation completed
+    */
+    bool get_cbor_string(string_t& result)
+    {
+        // number of indefinite-length strings that have been opened and not
+        // closed yet. RFC 8949, Section 3.2.3 does not permit nesting them,
+        // but this reader has always accepted it, so the open levels are
+        // counted instead of recursed through, which overflowed the stack for
+        // an input of repeated 0x7F bytes (see #5104). Every chunk is appended
+        // to the same result, so no per-level state is needed.
+        std::size_t open = 0;
+
+        while (true)
+        {
+            if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!unexpect_eof(input_format_t::cbor, "string")))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (current == 0x7F) // UTF-8 string (indefinite length)
+            {
+                ++open;
+                get();
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // a break marker closes the innermost indefinite-length string;
+            // outside of one it is not a string and falls through to the error
+            if (open != 0 && current == 0xFF)
+            {
+                if (--open == 0)
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                get();
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!get_cbor_string_chunk(result)))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (open == 0)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            get();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*!
+    @brief reads a definite-length CBOR byte array
+
+    Reads everything @ref get_cbor_binary accepts except the indefinite-length
+    form, which that function handles itself. The bytes are appended to @a
+    result, so consecutive chunks of an indefinite-length byte array can be
+    read into the same byte array.
+
+    @param[out] result  byte array the bytes are appended to
 
     @return whether byte array creation completed
-    */
-    bool get_cbor_binary(binary_t& result)
-    {
-        if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!unexpect_eof(input_format_t::cbor, "binary")))
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
 
+    @pre @a current is not EOF
+    */
+    bool get_cbor_binary_chunk(binary_t& result)
+    {
         switch (current)
         {
             // Binary data (0x00..0x17 bytes follow)
@@ -1168,20 +1211,6 @@ class binary_reader
                        get_binary(input_format_t::cbor, len, result);
             }
 
-            case 0x5F: // Binary data (indefinite length)
-            {
-                while (get() != 0xFF)
-                {
-                    binary_t chunk;
-                    if (!get_cbor_binary(chunk))
-                    {
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                    result.insert(result.end(), chunk.begin(), chunk.end());
-                }
-                return true;
-            }
-
             default:
             {
                 auto last_token = get_token_string();
@@ -1191,6 +1220,63 @@ class binary_reader
         }
     }
 
+    /*!
+    @brief reads a CBOR byte array
+
+    This function first reads starting bytes to determine the expected
+    byte array length and then copies this number of bytes into the byte array.
+    Additionally, CBOR's byte arrays with indefinite lengths are supported.
+
+    @param[out] result  created byte array
+
+    @return whether byte array creation completed
+    */
+    bool get_cbor_binary(binary_t& result)
+    {
+        // the open indefinite-length byte arrays are counted rather than
+        // recursed through, for the reason given in @ref get_cbor_string
+        std::size_t open = 0;
+
+        while (true)
+        {
+            if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!unexpect_eof(input_format_t::cbor, "binary")))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (current == 0x5F) // Binary data (indefinite length)
+            {
+                ++open;
+                get();
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // a break marker closes the innermost indefinite-length byte
+            // array; outside of one it falls through to the error below
+            if (open != 0 && current == 0xFF)
+            {
+                if (--open == 0)
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                get();
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!get_cbor_binary_chunk(result)))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (open == 0)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            get();
+        }
+    }
+
     /*!
     @brief narrow a definite CBOR array/map length to std::size_t
 

include/nlohmann/json.hpp

@@ -4473,8 +4473,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         basic_json result;
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::forward<InputType>(i));
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::cbor).sax_parse(input_format_t::cbor, &sdp, strict, tag_handler); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::cbor).sax_parse(input_format_t::cbor, &sdp, strict, tag_handler)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /// @brief create a JSON value from an input in CBOR format (iterator pair, or iterator+sentinel pair for C++20 ranges support)
@@ -4490,8 +4493,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         basic_json result;
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::move(first), std::move(last));
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::cbor).sax_parse(input_format_t::cbor, &sdp, strict, tag_handler); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::cbor).sax_parse(input_format_t::cbor, &sdp, strict, tag_handler)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     template<typename T>
@@ -4516,8 +4522,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         auto ia = i.get();
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
         // NOLINTNEXTLINE(hicpp-move-const-arg,performance-move-const-arg)
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::cbor).sax_parse(input_format_t::cbor, &sdp, strict, tag_handler); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::cbor).sax_parse(input_format_t::cbor, &sdp, strict, tag_handler)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /// @brief create a JSON value from an input in MessagePack format
@@ -4531,8 +4540,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         basic_json result;
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::forward<InputType>(i));
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::msgpack).sax_parse(input_format_t::msgpack, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::msgpack).sax_parse(input_format_t::msgpack, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /// @brief create a JSON value from an input in MessagePack format (iterator pair, or iterator+sentinel pair for C++20 ranges support)
@@ -4547,8 +4559,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         basic_json result;
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::move(first), std::move(last));
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::msgpack).sax_parse(input_format_t::msgpack, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::msgpack).sax_parse(input_format_t::msgpack, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     template<typename T>
@@ -4571,8 +4586,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         auto ia = i.get();
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
         // NOLINTNEXTLINE(hicpp-move-const-arg,performance-move-const-arg)
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::msgpack).sax_parse(input_format_t::msgpack, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::msgpack).sax_parse(input_format_t::msgpack, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /// @brief create a JSON value from an input in UBJSON format
@@ -4586,8 +4604,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         basic_json result;
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::forward<InputType>(i));
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::ubjson).sax_parse(input_format_t::ubjson, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::ubjson).sax_parse(input_format_t::ubjson, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /// @brief create a JSON value from an input in UBJSON format (iterator pair, or iterator+sentinel pair for C++20 ranges support)
@@ -4602,8 +4623,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         basic_json result;
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::move(first), std::move(last));
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::ubjson).sax_parse(input_format_t::ubjson, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::ubjson).sax_parse(input_format_t::ubjson, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     template<typename T>
@@ -4626,8 +4650,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         auto ia = i.get();
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
         // NOLINTNEXTLINE(hicpp-move-const-arg,performance-move-const-arg)
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::ubjson).sax_parse(input_format_t::ubjson, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::ubjson).sax_parse(input_format_t::ubjson, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /// @brief create a JSON value from an input in BJData format
@@ -4641,8 +4668,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         basic_json result;
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::forward<InputType>(i));
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::bjdata).sax_parse(input_format_t::bjdata, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::bjdata).sax_parse(input_format_t::bjdata, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /// @brief create a JSON value from an input in BJData format (iterator pair, or iterator+sentinel pair for C++20 ranges support)
@@ -4657,8 +4687,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         basic_json result;
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::move(first), std::move(last));
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::bjdata).sax_parse(input_format_t::bjdata, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::bjdata).sax_parse(input_format_t::bjdata, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /// @brief create a JSON value from an input in BSON format
@@ -4672,8 +4705,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         basic_json result;
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::forward<InputType>(i));
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::bson).sax_parse(input_format_t::bson, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::bson).sax_parse(input_format_t::bson, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /// @brief create a JSON value from an input in BSON format (iterator pair, or iterator+sentinel pair for C++20 ranges support)
@@ -4688,8 +4724,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         basic_json result;
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::move(first), std::move(last));
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::bson).sax_parse(input_format_t::bson, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::bson).sax_parse(input_format_t::bson, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     template<typename T>
@@ -4712,8 +4751,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         auto ia = i.get();
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
         // NOLINTNEXTLINE(hicpp-move-const-arg,performance-move-const-arg)
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::bson).sax_parse(input_format_t::bson, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::bson).sax_parse(input_format_t::bson, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
     /// @}
 
@@ -4939,12 +4981,6 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
                 // note erase performs range check
                 parent.erase(json_pointer::template array_index<basic_json_t>(last_path));
             }
-            else
-            {
-                // the parent of a "remove" target must be an object or array
-                // (see #5396)
-                JSON_THROW(out_of_range::create(413, detail::concat("cannot remove value: the JSON Patch 'remove' target's parent is of type ", parent.type_name(), ", but must be an object or array"), &parent));
-            }
         };
 
         // type check: top level value must be an array

single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp

@@ -11683,23 +11683,21 @@ class binary_reader
     }
 
     /*!
-    @brief reads a CBOR string
+    @brief reads a definite-length CBOR string
 
-    This function first reads starting bytes to determine the expected
-    string length and then copies this number of bytes into a string.
-    Additionally, CBOR's strings with indefinite lengths are supported.
+    Reads everything @ref get_cbor_string accepts except the indefinite-length
+    form, which that function handles itself. The bytes are appended to @a
+    result, so consecutive chunks of an indefinite-length string can be read
+    into the same string.
 
-    @param[out] result  created string
+    @param[out] result  string the bytes are appended to
 
     @return whether string creation completed
-    */
-    bool get_cbor_string(string_t& result)
-    {
-        if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!unexpect_eof(input_format_t::cbor, "string")))
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
 
+    @pre @a current is not EOF
+    */
+    bool get_cbor_string_chunk(string_t& result)
+    {
         switch (current)
         {
             // UTF-8 string (0x00..0x17 bytes follow)
@@ -11755,20 +11753,6 @@ class binary_reader
                 return get_number(input_format_t::cbor, len) && get_string(input_format_t::cbor, len, result);
             }
 
-            case 0x7F: // UTF-8 string (indefinite length)
-            {
-                while (get() != 0xFF)
-                {
-                    string_t chunk;
-                    if (!get_cbor_string(chunk))
-                    {
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                    result.append(chunk);
-                }
-                return true;
-            }
-
             default:
             {
                 auto last_token = get_token_string();
@@ -11779,23 +11763,82 @@ class binary_reader
     }
 
     /*!
-    @brief reads a CBOR byte array
+    @brief reads a CBOR string
 
     This function first reads starting bytes to determine the expected
-    byte array length and then copies this number of bytes into the byte array.
-    Additionally, CBOR's byte arrays with indefinite lengths are supported.
+    string length and then copies this number of bytes into a string.
+    Additionally, CBOR's strings with indefinite lengths are supported.
 
-    @param[out] result  created byte array
+    @param[out] result  created string
+
+    @return whether string creation completed
+    */
+    bool get_cbor_string(string_t& result)
+    {
+        // number of indefinite-length strings that have been opened and not
+        // closed yet. RFC 8949, Section 3.2.3 does not permit nesting them,
+        // but this reader has always accepted it, so the open levels are
+        // counted instead of recursed through, which overflowed the stack for
+        // an input of repeated 0x7F bytes (see #5104). Every chunk is appended
+        // to the same result, so no per-level state is needed.
+        std::size_t open = 0;
+
+        while (true)
+        {
+            if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!unexpect_eof(input_format_t::cbor, "string")))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (current == 0x7F) // UTF-8 string (indefinite length)
+            {
+                ++open;
+                get();
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // a break marker closes the innermost indefinite-length string;
+            // outside of one it is not a string and falls through to the error
+            if (open != 0 && current == 0xFF)
+            {
+                if (--open == 0)
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                get();
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!get_cbor_string_chunk(result)))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (open == 0)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            get();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*!
+    @brief reads a definite-length CBOR byte array
+
+    Reads everything @ref get_cbor_binary accepts except the indefinite-length
+    form, which that function handles itself. The bytes are appended to @a
+    result, so consecutive chunks of an indefinite-length byte array can be
+    read into the same byte array.
+
+    @param[out] result  byte array the bytes are appended to
 
     @return whether byte array creation completed
-    */
-    bool get_cbor_binary(binary_t& result)
-    {
-        if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!unexpect_eof(input_format_t::cbor, "binary")))
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
 
+    @pre @a current is not EOF
+    */
+    bool get_cbor_binary_chunk(binary_t& result)
+    {
         switch (current)
         {
             // Binary data (0x00..0x17 bytes follow)
@@ -11855,20 +11898,6 @@ class binary_reader
                        get_binary(input_format_t::cbor, len, result);
             }
 
-            case 0x5F: // Binary data (indefinite length)
-            {
-                while (get() != 0xFF)
-                {
-                    binary_t chunk;
-                    if (!get_cbor_binary(chunk))
-                    {
-                        return false;
-                    }
-                    result.insert(result.end(), chunk.begin(), chunk.end());
-                }
-                return true;
-            }
-
             default:
             {
                 auto last_token = get_token_string();
@@ -11878,6 +11907,63 @@ class binary_reader
         }
     }
 
+    /*!
+    @brief reads a CBOR byte array
+
+    This function first reads starting bytes to determine the expected
+    byte array length and then copies this number of bytes into the byte array.
+    Additionally, CBOR's byte arrays with indefinite lengths are supported.
+
+    @param[out] result  created byte array
+
+    @return whether byte array creation completed
+    */
+    bool get_cbor_binary(binary_t& result)
+    {
+        // the open indefinite-length byte arrays are counted rather than
+        // recursed through, for the reason given in @ref get_cbor_string
+        std::size_t open = 0;
+
+        while (true)
+        {
+            if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!unexpect_eof(input_format_t::cbor, "binary")))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (current == 0x5F) // Binary data (indefinite length)
+            {
+                ++open;
+                get();
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // a break marker closes the innermost indefinite-length byte
+            // array; outside of one it falls through to the error below
+            if (open != 0 && current == 0xFF)
+            {
+                if (--open == 0)
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                get();
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!get_cbor_binary_chunk(result)))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (open == 0)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            get();
+        }
+    }
+
     /*!
     @brief narrow a definite CBOR array/map length to std::size_t
 
@@ -25901,8 +25987,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         basic_json result;
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::forward<InputType>(i));
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::cbor).sax_parse(input_format_t::cbor, &sdp, strict, tag_handler); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::cbor).sax_parse(input_format_t::cbor, &sdp, strict, tag_handler)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /// @brief create a JSON value from an input in CBOR format (iterator pair, or iterator+sentinel pair for C++20 ranges support)
@@ -25918,8 +26007,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         basic_json result;
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::move(first), std::move(last));
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::cbor).sax_parse(input_format_t::cbor, &sdp, strict, tag_handler); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::cbor).sax_parse(input_format_t::cbor, &sdp, strict, tag_handler)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     template<typename T>
@@ -25944,8 +26036,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         auto ia = i.get();
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
         // NOLINTNEXTLINE(hicpp-move-const-arg,performance-move-const-arg)
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::cbor).sax_parse(input_format_t::cbor, &sdp, strict, tag_handler); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::cbor).sax_parse(input_format_t::cbor, &sdp, strict, tag_handler)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /// @brief create a JSON value from an input in MessagePack format
@@ -25959,8 +26054,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         basic_json result;
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::forward<InputType>(i));
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::msgpack).sax_parse(input_format_t::msgpack, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::msgpack).sax_parse(input_format_t::msgpack, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /// @brief create a JSON value from an input in MessagePack format (iterator pair, or iterator+sentinel pair for C++20 ranges support)
@@ -25975,8 +26073,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         basic_json result;
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::move(first), std::move(last));
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::msgpack).sax_parse(input_format_t::msgpack, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::msgpack).sax_parse(input_format_t::msgpack, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     template<typename T>
@@ -25999,8 +26100,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         auto ia = i.get();
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
         // NOLINTNEXTLINE(hicpp-move-const-arg,performance-move-const-arg)
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::msgpack).sax_parse(input_format_t::msgpack, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::msgpack).sax_parse(input_format_t::msgpack, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /// @brief create a JSON value from an input in UBJSON format
@@ -26014,8 +26118,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         basic_json result;
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::forward<InputType>(i));
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::ubjson).sax_parse(input_format_t::ubjson, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::ubjson).sax_parse(input_format_t::ubjson, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /// @brief create a JSON value from an input in UBJSON format (iterator pair, or iterator+sentinel pair for C++20 ranges support)
@@ -26030,8 +26137,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         basic_json result;
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::move(first), std::move(last));
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::ubjson).sax_parse(input_format_t::ubjson, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::ubjson).sax_parse(input_format_t::ubjson, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     template<typename T>
@@ -26054,8 +26164,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         auto ia = i.get();
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
         // NOLINTNEXTLINE(hicpp-move-const-arg,performance-move-const-arg)
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::ubjson).sax_parse(input_format_t::ubjson, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::ubjson).sax_parse(input_format_t::ubjson, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /// @brief create a JSON value from an input in BJData format
@@ -26069,8 +26182,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         basic_json result;
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::forward<InputType>(i));
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::bjdata).sax_parse(input_format_t::bjdata, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::bjdata).sax_parse(input_format_t::bjdata, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /// @brief create a JSON value from an input in BJData format (iterator pair, or iterator+sentinel pair for C++20 ranges support)
@@ -26085,8 +26201,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         basic_json result;
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::move(first), std::move(last));
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::bjdata).sax_parse(input_format_t::bjdata, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::bjdata).sax_parse(input_format_t::bjdata, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /// @brief create a JSON value from an input in BSON format
@@ -26100,8 +26219,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         basic_json result;
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::forward<InputType>(i));
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::bson).sax_parse(input_format_t::bson, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::bson).sax_parse(input_format_t::bson, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     /// @brief create a JSON value from an input in BSON format (iterator pair, or iterator+sentinel pair for C++20 ranges support)
@@ -26116,8 +26238,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         basic_json result;
         auto ia = detail::input_adapter(std::move(first), std::move(last));
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::bson).sax_parse(input_format_t::bson, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::bson).sax_parse(input_format_t::bson, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     template<typename T>
@@ -26140,8 +26265,11 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
         auto ia = i.get();
         detail::json_sax_dom_parser<basic_json, decltype(ia)> sdp(result, allow_exceptions);
         // NOLINTNEXTLINE(hicpp-move-const-arg,performance-move-const-arg)
-        const bool res = binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::bson).sax_parse(input_format_t::bson, &sdp, strict); // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
-        return res ? result : basic_json(value_t::discarded);
+        if (!binary_reader<decltype(ia)>(std::move(ia), input_format_t::bson).sax_parse(input_format_t::bson, &sdp, strict)) // cppcheck-suppress[accessMoved]
+        {
+            result = value_t::discarded;
+        }
+        return result;
     }
     /// @}
 
@@ -26367,12 +26495,6 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
                 // note erase performs range check
                 parent.erase(json_pointer::template array_index<basic_json_t>(last_path));
             }
-            else
-            {
-                // the parent of a "remove" target must be an object or array
-                // (see #5396)
-                JSON_THROW(out_of_range::create(413, detail::concat("cannot remove value: the JSON Patch 'remove' target's parent is of type ", parent.type_name(), ", but must be an object or array"), &parent));
-            }
         };
 
         // type check: top level value must be an array

tests/src/unit-cbor.cpp

@@ -2035,6 +2035,58 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR definite length equal to the indefinite-length sentinel")
     }
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("CBOR indefinite-length strings do not recurse per chunk")
+{
+    // Reading an indefinite-length string or byte array used to call itself
+    // once per chunk, so a payload of repeated 0x7F (or 0x5F) bytes exhausted
+    // the call stack before any of the input was rejected. The open levels are
+    // counted now, and the levels below prove the reader still reads the same
+    // values and reports the same errors at the same byte offsets.
+    json _;
+
+    SECTION("many open levels are reported, not crashed on")
+    {
+        const std::vector<uint8_t> input(200000, 0x7F);
+        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(_ = json::from_cbor(input), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 200001: syntax error while parsing CBOR string: unexpected end of input", json::parse_error&);
+        CHECK(json::from_cbor(input, true, false).is_discarded());
+    }
+
+    SECTION("many open levels are reported, not crashed on (binary)")
+    {
+        const std::vector<uint8_t> input(200000, 0x5F);
+        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(_ = json::from_cbor(input), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 200001: syntax error while parsing CBOR binary: unexpected end of input", json::parse_error&);
+        CHECK(json::from_cbor(input, true, false).is_discarded());
+    }
+
+    SECTION("chunks are still concatenated")
+    {
+        CHECK(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x7F, 0xFF})) == json(""));
+        CHECK(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x7F, 0x61, 0x61, 0xFF})) == json("a"));
+        // nested indefinite-length strings are concatenated across levels
+        CHECK(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x7F, 0x7F, 0x61, 0x61, 0xFF, 0x61, 0x62, 0xFF})) == json("ab"));
+        CHECK(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x7F, 0x7F, 0x7F, 0x61, 0x7A, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF})) == json("z"));
+        CHECK(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xA1, 0x7F, 0x61, 0x61, 0xFF, 0x01})) == json({{"a", 1}}));
+    }
+
+    SECTION("chunks are still concatenated (binary)")
+    {
+        CHECK(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x5F, 0x41, 0x61, 0xFF})) == json::binary({0x61}));
+        CHECK(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x5F, 0x5F, 0x41, 0x61, 0xFF, 0x41, 0x62, 0xFF})) == json::binary({0x61, 0x62}));
+    }
+
+    SECTION("a chunk that is not a string is still rejected")
+    {
+        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(_ = json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x7F, 0x7F, 0x00})), "[json.exception.parse_error.113] parse error at byte 3: syntax error while parsing CBOR string: expected length specification (0x60-0x7B) or indefinite string type (0x7F); last byte: 0x00", json::parse_error&);
+        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(_ = json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x5F, 0x5F, 0x00})), "[json.exception.parse_error.113] parse error at byte 3: syntax error while parsing CBOR binary: expected length specification (0x40-0x5B) or indefinite binary array type (0x5F); last byte: 0x00", json::parse_error&);
+    }
+
+    SECTION("a break marker outside an indefinite-length string is not a string")
+    {
+        // 0xFF only closes a string that was opened; on its own it is not one
+        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(_ = json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xA1, 0xFF, 0x01})), "[json.exception.parse_error.113] parse error at byte 2: syntax error while parsing CBOR string: expected length specification (0x60-0x7B) or indefinite string type (0x7F); last byte: 0xFF", json::parse_error&);
+    }
+}
+
 TEST_CASE("CBOR roundtrips" * doctest::skip())
 {
     SECTION("input from flynn")

tests/src/unit-json_patch.cpp

@@ -1389,61 +1389,6 @@ TEST_CASE("JSON patch - add to a primitive parent (regression #4292)")
     }
 }
 
-TEST_CASE("JSON patch - remove with primitive or null parent (regression #5396)")
-{
-    // Regression test for https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/5396
-    //
-    // RFC 6902 (§4.2) requires the target location of a "remove" operation
-    // to exist. When the target's parent resolves to a primitive value or
-    // null, the operation must fail. Previously operation_remove silently
-    // did nothing in this case (neither the "is_object" nor the "is_array"
-    // branch matched, and there was no final "else"), so the patch appeared
-    // to succeed without changing the document. It now throws
-    // out_of_range.413.
-
-    SECTION("parent is a primitive (number)")
-    {
-        json const doc = {{"a", 1}};
-        json const patch = {{{"op", "remove"}, {"path", "/a/b"}}};
-#if JSON_DIAGNOSTICS
-        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(doc.patch(patch), "[json.exception.out_of_range.413] (/a) cannot remove value: the JSON Patch 'remove' target's parent is of type number, but must be an object or array", json::out_of_range&);
-#else
-        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(doc.patch(patch), "[json.exception.out_of_range.413] cannot remove value: the JSON Patch 'remove' target's parent is of type number, but must be an object or array", json::out_of_range&);
-#endif
-    }
-
-    SECTION("parent is a primitive (string)")
-    {
-        json const doc = {{"foo", {{"bar", "a string"}}}};
-        json const patch = {{{"op", "remove"}, {"path", "/foo/bar/baz"}}};
-#if JSON_DIAGNOSTICS
-        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(doc.patch(patch), "[json.exception.out_of_range.413] (/foo/bar) cannot remove value: the JSON Patch 'remove' target's parent is of type string, but must be an object or array", json::out_of_range&);
-#else
-        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(doc.patch(patch), "[json.exception.out_of_range.413] cannot remove value: the JSON Patch 'remove' target's parent is of type string, but must be an object or array", json::out_of_range&);
-#endif
-    }
-
-    SECTION("top-level document is null")
-    {
-        json const doc = nullptr;
-        json const patch = {{{"op", "remove"}, {"path", "/a"}}};
-        CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(doc.patch(patch), "[json.exception.out_of_range.413] cannot remove value: the JSON Patch 'remove' target's parent is of type null, but must be an object or array", json::out_of_range&);
-    }
-
-    SECTION("legitimate removes still work")
-    {
-        // object member
-        json const doc1 = {{"a", 1}, {"b", 2}};
-        json const patch1 = {{{"op", "remove"}, {"path", "/a"}}};
-        CHECK(doc1.patch(patch1) == json({{"b", 2}}));
-
-        // array element
-        json const doc2 = R"([1, 2, 3])"_json;
-        json const patch2 = {{{"op", "remove"}, {"path", "/1"}}};
-        CHECK(doc2.patch(patch2) == R"([1, 3])"_json);
-    }
-}
-
 TEST_CASE("JSON patch - diff emits array removals in descending index order")
 {
     SECTION("array shrunk to empty")