CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-22569

Published: Jan 10, 2022 | Modified: Apr 18, 2023
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An issue in protobuf-java allowed the interleaving of com.google.protobuf.UnknownFieldSet fields in such a way that would be processed out of order. A small malicious payload can occupy the parser for several minutes by creating large numbers of short-lived objects that cause frequent, repeated pauses. We recommend upgrading libraries beyond the vulnerable versions.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Google-protobuf Google * *
Protobuf-java Google * *
Protobuf-java Google 3.18.0 *
Protobuf-java Google 3.19.0 *
Protobuf-kotlin Google * *
Protobuf-kotlin Google 3.19.0 *

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