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2 vulnerabilities found for Protocolbuffers by Google LLC
CVE-2022-3171 (GCVE-0-2022-3171)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-12 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-21 13:47
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
4.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | Protocolbuffers |
Affected:
3.21.7 , < 3.21.7
(custom)
Affected: 3.20.3 , < 3.20.3 (custom) Affected: 3.19.6 , < 3.19.6 (custom) Affected: 3.16.3 , < 3.16.3 (custom) |
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CVE-2022-3171 (GCVE-0-2022-3171)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2022-10-12 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-21 13:47
VLAI?
Summary
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Severity ?
4.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
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| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| Google LLC | Protocolbuffers |
Affected:
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(custom)
Affected: 3.20.3 , < 3.20.3 (custom) Affected: 3.19.6 , < 3.19.6 (custom) Affected: 3.16.3 , < 3.16.3 (custom) |
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