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Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 12, 2022· Updated Apr 21, 2025

Memory handling vulnerability in ProtocolBuffers Java core and lite

CVE-2022-3171

Description

A parsing issue with binary data 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.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javaMaven
>= 3.21.0-rc-1, < 3.21.73.21.7
com.google.protobuf:protobuf-kotlinMaven
>= 3.21.0-rc-1, < 3.21.73.21.7
google-protobufRubyGems
>= 3.21.0.rc.1, < 3.21.73.21.7
com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javaliteMaven
>= 3.21.0-rc-1, < 3.21.73.21.7
com.google.protobuf:protobuf-kotlin-liteMaven
>= 3.21.0-rc-1, < 3.21.73.21.7
com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javaMaven
>= 3.20.0-rc-1, < 3.20.33.20.3
com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javaMaven
>= 3.17.0-rc-1, < 3.19.63.19.6
com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javaMaven
< 3.16.33.16.3
com.google.protobuf:protobuf-kotlinMaven
>= 3.20.0-rc-1, < 3.20.33.20.3
com.google.protobuf:protobuf-kotlinMaven
>= 3.17.0-rc-1, < 3.19.63.19.6
com.google.protobuf:protobuf-kotlinMaven
< 3.16.33.16.3
google-protobufRubyGems
>= 3.20.0.rc.1, < 3.20.33.20.3
google-protobufRubyGems
>= 3.17.0.rc.1, < 3.19.63.19.6
google-protobufRubyGems
< 3.16.33.16.3
com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javaliteMaven
>= 3.20.0-rc-1, < 3.20.33.20.3
com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javaliteMaven
>= 3.17.0-rc-1, < 3.19.63.19.6
com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javaliteMaven
< 3.16.33.16.3
com.google.protobuf:protobuf-kotlin-liteMaven
>= 3.20.0-rc-1, < 3.20.33.20.3
com.google.protobuf:protobuf-kotlin-liteMaven
>= 3.17.0-rc-1, < 3.19.63.19.6
com.google.protobuf:protobuf-kotlin-liteMaven
< 3.16.33.16.3

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