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GHSA-G5WW-5JH7-63CX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-12 15:30 – Updated: 2025-09-02 19:35
VLAI
Summary
Protobuf Java vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Details

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.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java"
      },
      "ranges": [
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            {
              "introduced": "3.0.0"
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        }
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        }
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-3509"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-12-12T22:33:53Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-12-12T13:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-g5ww-5jh7-63cx",
  "modified": "2025-09-02T19:35:38Z",
  "published": "2022-12-12T15:30:33Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3509"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/commit/a3888f53317a8018e7a439bac4abeb8f3425d5e9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/blob/v2.6.1/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/MessageReflection.java"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/blob/v3.0.0/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/MessageReflection.java"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/tree/main/java"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Protobuf Java vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption"
}



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