CVE-2022-3171
MEDIUMGoogle Protobuf < 3.21.7, 3.20.3, 3.19.6, 3.16.3 - Denial of Service via Binary Data Parsing
Title source: llmDescription
A parsing issue with binary data 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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBAUKJQL6O4TIWYBENORSY5P43TVB4M3/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-09
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MPCGUT3T5L6C3IDWUPSUO22QDCGQKTOP/
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/security/advisories/GHSA-h4h5-3hr4-j3g2
Scores
CVSS v3
4.3
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
28.9%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (11)
com.google.protobuf/protobuf-java
3.21.0-rc-1 - 3.21.7Maven
com.google.protobuf/protobuf-javalite
3.21.0-rc-1 - 3.21.7Maven
com.google.protobuf/protobuf-kotlin
3.21.0-rc-1 - 3.21.7Maven
com.google.protobuf/protobuf-kotlin-lite
3.21.0-rc-1 - 3.21.7Maven
fedoraproject/fedora
37
google/google-protobuf
< 3.16.3
google/protobuf-java
< 3.16.3
google/protobuf-javalite
< 3.16.3
google/protobuf-kotlin
< 3.16.3
google/protobuf-kotlin-lite
< 3.16.3
... and 1 more
Published
Oct 12, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026