Error: RangeError [ERR_BUFFER_OUT_OF_BOUNDS] when Fetching Document from Firestore

I'm encountering an error while trying to fetch a user profile document from Firestore using Node.js. Here’s a snippet of my code:

const profileRef = db.collection("profiles").doc(uid);
const profileSnapshot = await profileRef.get();

if (!profileSnapshot.exists) {
  return res.status(404).send({ message: "Profile not found" });
}

const profileInfo = profileSnapshot.data();

When I run my server, I receive the following error:

Error stack: RangeError [ERR_BUFFER_OUT_OF_BOUNDS]: "length" is outside of buffer bounds
    at proto.utf8Write (node:internal/buffer:1066:13)
    at Op.writeStringBuffer [as fn] (/Users/fao/Documents/spotters-api/node_modules/protobufjs/src/writer_buffer.js:61:13)
    at BufferWriter.finish (/Users/fao/Documents/spotters-api/node_modules/protobufjs/src/writer.js:453:14)
    at /Users/fao/Documents/spotters-api/node_modules/@grpc/proto-loader/build/src/index.js:177:109
    at Array.map (<anonymous>)
    at createPackageDefinition (/Users/fao/Documents/spotters-api/node_modules/@grpc/proto-loader/build/src/index.js:177:39)
    at Object.fromJSON (/Users/fao/Documents/spotters-api/node_modules/@grpc/proto-loader/build/src/index.js:230:12)
    at GrpcClient.loadProtoJSON (/Users/fao/Documents/spotters-api/node_modules/google-gax/build/src/grpc.js:228:51)
    at new LocationsClient (/Users/fao/Documents/spotters-api/node_modules/google-gax/build/src/locationService.js:118:32)
    at new FirestoreClient (/Users/fao/Documents/spotters-api/node_modules/@google-cloud/firestore/build/src/v1/firestore_client.js:136:32)
Caused by: Error
    at /Users/fao/Documents/spotters-api/node_modules/@google-cloud/firestore/build/src/index.js:1042:27
    at DisabledTraceUtil.startActiveSpan (/Users/fao/Documents/spotters-api/node_modules/@google-cloud/firestore/build/src/telemetry/disabled-trace-util.js:16:16)
    at Firestore.getAll (/Users/fao/Documents/spotters-api/node_modules/@google-cloud/firestore/build/src/index.js:1033:32)
    at /Users/fao/Documents/spotters-api/node_modules/@google-cloud/firestore/build/src/reference/document-reference.js:182:36
    at DisabledTraceUtil.startActiveSpan (/Users/fao/Documents/spotters-api/node_modules/@google-cloud/firestore/build/src/telemetry/disabled-trace-util.js:16:16)
    at DocumentReference.get (/Users/fao/Documents/spotters-api/node_modules/@google-cloud/firestore/build/src/reference/document-reference.js:181:43)
    at getProfilePageModel (/Users/fao/Documents/spotters-api/src/controllers/dataBaseController.js:38:48)
    at Layer.handle [as handle_request] (/Users/fao/Documents/spotters-api/node_modules/express/lib/router/layer.js:95:5)
    at next (/Users/fao/Documents/spotters-api/node_modules/express/lib/router/route.js:149:13)
    at Route.dispatch (/Users/fao/Documents/spotters-api/node_modules/express/lib/router/route.js:119:3)
(node:54380) [DEP0040] DeprecationWarning: The `punycode` module is deprecated. Please use a userland alternative instead.
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)

Environment Details:

Node.js version: v22.7.0

package.json:

{
  "name": "spotters-api",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
  },
  "keywords": [],
  "author": "",
  "license": "ISC",
  "description": "",
  "dependencies": {
    "@google-cloud/firestore": "^7.10.0",
    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
    "express": "^4.21.0",
    "firebase-admin": "^12.5.0"
  }
}

Steps I've Taken:

Verified that the Firestore document exists for the given UID. Ensured that my Firestore rules allow read access to the profiles collection. Updated all dependencies to their latest versions. Additional Information:

The error occurs on the line where I call profileRef.get(). I'm using Express.js for my server. Can anyone help me understand what might be causing this error and how to resolve it?

If you're encountering the following error while accessing Firestore with Node.js version 22.7.0:

RangeError [ERR_BUFFER_OUT_OF_BOUNDS]: "length" is outside of buffer bounds
    at proto.utf8Write (node:internal/buffer:1066:13)
    at Op.writeStringBuffer [as fn] (node_modules/protobufjs/src/writer_buffer.js:61:13)

This is a known issue with Node.js version 22.7.0. The problem doesn't occur in earlier versions like Node.js 22.6.0 or 22.4.0.

Solution: Upgrade to Node.js 22.8.0. The issue has been fixed in this release.

Check this github issue for more detail:

[Firestore] RangeError thrown on Node version 22.7.0