GHSA-8r3f-844c-mc37

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    GHSA-8r3f-844c-mc37

    Published: 6 Mar 2024Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026

    Summary: Golang protojson.Unmarshal function infinite loop when unmarshaling certain forms of invalid JSON

    Details: The protojson.Unmarshal function can enter an infinite loop when unmarshaling certain forms of invalid JSON. This condition can occur when unmarshaling into a message which contains a google.protobuf.Any value, or when the UnmarshalOptions.DiscardUnknown option is set.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24786, https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf-go/commit/f01a588e5810b90996452eec4a28f22a0afae023, https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf-go, https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf-go/releases/tag/v1.33.0, https://go.dev/cl/569356, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JDMBHAVSDU2FBDZ45U3A2VLSM35OJ2HU, https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-2611, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240517-0002, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/08/4

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: google.golang.org/protobuf

    Purl: pkg:golang/google.golang.org/protobuf

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.33.0

    Affected versions

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