Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting protobuf package, versions <3.7.2
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- published9 Mar 2025
- disclosed7 Mar 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 7 Mar 2025
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How to fix?
Upgrade protobuf to version 3.7.2 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling via the protobuf::coded_input_stream::CodedInputStream::skip_group function due to improper handling of unknown fields when parsing user-supplied input. An attacker can cause a stack overflow by sending specially crafted messages that trigger uncontrolled recursion.