ChainSafe / ChainSafe/lodestar

"Invalid string length" error when querying states

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Description

### Describe the bug

```
curl -Ssv "http://consensus:5052/eth/v2/debug/beacon/states/finalized"
* Trying 172.21.0.12:5052...
* Connected to consensus (172.21.0.12) port 5052
> GET /eth/v2/debug/beacon/states/finalized HTTP/1.1
> Host: consensus:5052
> User-Agent: curl/8.4.0
> Accept: */*
>
< HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error
< vary: Origin
< access-control-allow-origin: *
< content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8
< content-length: 84
< Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2023 04:16:45 GMT
< Connection: keep-alive
< Keep-Alive: timeout=72
<
{ [84 bytes data]
* Connection #0 to host consensus left intact
{"statusCode":500,"error":"Internal Server Error","message":"Invalid string length"}
```

### Expected behavior

State json or an error that is more descriptive

### Steps to reproduce

(see above curl)

### Additional context

_No response_

### Operating system

Linux

### Lodestar version or commit hash

v1.12.0

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the curl request against Lodestar v1.12.0 and trace the handler for GET /eth/v2/debug/beacon/states/finalized. Determine why the request produces "Invalid string length" and make the endpoint return state JSON or a more descriptive error, then verify the response with the same request.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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