CVE-2021-22569
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CVE-2021-22569 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 1.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Google-Protobuf | < 3.19.2 | |
| Protobuf-Java | < 3.16.1 | |
| Protobuf-Java | >= 3.18.0, < 3.18.2 | |
| Protobuf-Java | >= 3.19.0, < 3.19.2 | |
| Protobuf-Kotlin | < 3.18.2 | |
| Protobuf-Kotlin | >= 3.19.0, < 3.19.2 | |
| Oracle | Communications Cloud Native Core Console | 1.9.0 |
| Oracle | Communications Cloud Native Core Network Repository Function | 1.15.0 |
| Oracle | Communications Cloud Native Core Network Repository Function | 1.15.1 |
| Oracle | Communications Cloud Native Core Policy | 1.15.0 |
| Oracle | Spatial And Graph Mapviewer | 19c |
| Oracle | Spatial And Graph Mapviewer | 21c |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=39330Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://cloud.google.com/support/bulletins#gcp-2022-001Vendor Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=39330Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://cloud.google.com/support/bulletins#gcp-2022-001Vendor Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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