A parsing issue similar to CVE-2022-3171, but with textformat in protobuf-java core and lite versions prior to 3.21.7, 3.20.3, 3.19.6 and 3.16.3 can lead to a denial of service attack. Inputs containing multiple instances of non-repeated embedded messages with repeated or unknown fields causes objects to be converted back-n-forth between mutable and immutable forms, resulting in potentially long garbage collection pauses. We recommend updating to the versions mentioned above.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protobuf-java | 3.16.0 (including) | 3.16.3 (excluding) | |
| Protobuf-java | 3.19.0 (including) | 3.19.6 (excluding) | |
| Protobuf-java | 3.20.0 (including) | 3.20.3 (excluding) | |
| Protobuf-java | 3.21.0 (including) | 3.21.7 (excluding) | |
| Protobuf-javalite | 3.16.0 (including) | 3.16.3 (excluding) | |
| Protobuf-javalite | 3.17.0 (including) | 3.19.6 (excluding) | |
| Protobuf-javalite | 3.20.0 (including) | 3.20.3 (excluding) | |
| Protobuf-javalite | 3.21.0 (including) | 3.21.7 (excluding) | |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack | RedHat | * | |
| RHINT Service Registry 2.4.3 GA | RedHat | protobuf-java | * |
| RHPAM 7.13.4 async | RedHat | * | |
| Protobuf | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Protobuf | Ubuntu | esm-infra/xenial | * |
| Protobuf | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Protobuf | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Protobuf | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Protobuf | Ubuntu | xenial | * |