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GMS-2022-1: Duplicate of ./gem/google-protobuf/CVE-2021-22569.yml

January 7, 2022

Summary

A potential Denial of Service issue in protobuf-java was discovered in the parsing procedure for binary data.

Reporter: OSS-Fuzz

Affected versions: All versions of Java Protobufs (including Kotlin and JRuby) prior to the versions listed below. Protobuf “javalite” users (typically Android) are not affected.

Severity

CVE-2021-22569 High - CVSS Score:, An implementation weakness in how unknown fields are parsed in Java. A small (~800 KB) malicious payload can occupy the parser for several minutes by creating large numbers of short-lived objects that cause frequent, repeated GC pauses.

Proof of Concept

For reproduction details, please refer to the oss-fuzz issue that identifies the specific inputs that exercise this parsing weakness.

Remediation and Mitigation

Please update to the latest available versions of the following packages:

  • protobuf-java (3.16.1 )
  • protobuf-kotlin (3.18.2 )
  • google-protobuf [JRuby gem only] (3.19.2)

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-wrvw-hg22-4m67
  • github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/security/advisories/GHSA-wrvw-hg22-4m67

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.19.2

Fixed versions

  • 3.19.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.19.2 or above.

Source file

gem/google-protobuf/GMS-2022-1.yml

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