GHSA-4gg5-vx3j-xwc7

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    GHSA-4gg5-vx3j-xwc7

    Published: 12 Dec 2022Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026
    Aliases:
    CVE-2022-3510

    Summary: Protobuf Java vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

    Details: A parsing issue similar to CVE-2022-3171, but with Message-Type Extensions 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: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3510, https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/commit/db7c17803320525722f45c1d26fc08bc41d1bf48, https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/tree/main/java

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java

    Purl: pkg:maven/com.google.protobuf/protobuf-java

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 3.0.0
    Fixed -3.16.3

    Affected versions

    3.0.0
    3.0.2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High