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bip158: add invalid compact size error

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Authored by Boris Nagaev

68/100 · Adequate
bip158: add invalid compact size error

Add a dedicated error variant for invalid CompactSize encoded filter counts.
It will be used in subsequent commit.

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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit only adds a new error variant to the BIP158 block filter error type. It does not change any parsing logic, fix a bug, or alter behavior. It is a preparatory code change for a future commit and has no security impact on its own.

Recommended action

No action needed for this commit alone. Review the subsequent commit that uses the new error variant to assess any security relevance.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

Risk score

Why this scored 15/100

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Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 10/10
Evidence quality 5/5
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