Out of Memory issue in ProtocolBuffers for cpp and python
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 3.18.3, 3.19.5, 3.20.2, 4.21.6
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: yes
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
A parsing vulnerability for the MessageSet type in the ProtocolBuffers versions prior to and including 3.16.1, 3.17.3, 3.18.2, 3.19.4, 3.20.1 and 3.21.5 for protobuf-cpp, and versions prior to and including 3.16.1, 3.17.3, 3.18.2, 3.19.4, 3.20.1 and 4.21.5 for protobuf-python can lead to out of memory failures. A specially crafted message with multiple key-value per elements creates parsing issues, and can lead to a Denial of Service against services receiving unsanitized input. We recommend upgrading to versions 3.18.3, 3.19.5, 3.20.2, 3.21.6 for protobuf-cpp and 3.18.3, 3.19.5, 3.20.2, 4.21.6 for protobuf-python. Versions for 3.16 and 3.17 are no longer updated.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Google LLC protobuf-cpp
through 3.16.1; through 3.17.3; through 3.18.2; through 3.19.4; through 3.20.1; through 3.21.5
- Google LLC protobuf-python
through 3.16.1; through 3.17.3; through 3.18.2; through 3.19.4; through 3.20.1; through 4.21.5
- protobufPyPI
fixed in 3.18.3; From 3.19.0 · fixed in 3.19.5; From 3.20.0 · fixed in 3.20.2; From 4.0.0 · fixed in 4.21.6
- protobufPyPI
fixed in 3.18.3
- protobufPyPI
From 3.19.0 · fixed in 3.19.5
- protobufPyPI
From 3.20.0 · fixed in 3.20.2
- protobufPyPI
From 4.0.0 · fixed in 4.21.6