CVE-2021-22569 (GCVE-0-2021-22569)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-01-07 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-21 13:57
VLAI?
Title
Denial of Service of protobuf-java parsing procedure
Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-696 - Incorrect Behavior Order
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Google LLC protobuf-java Affected: unspecified , < 3.16.1 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , < 3.18.2 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , < 3.19.2 (custom)
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    Google LLC protobuf-kotlin Affected: unspecified , < 3.18.2 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , < 3.19.2 (custom)
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    Google LLC google-protobuf [JRuby Gem] Affected: unspecified , < 3.19.2 (custom)
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Credits
OSS-Fuzz - https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz
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