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CVE-2021-21401: nanopb vulnerable to invalid free() call with oneofs and PB_ENABLE_MALLOC

August 30, 2024

Decoding a specifically formed message can cause invalid free() or realloc() calls if the message type contains an oneof field, and the oneof directly contains both a pointer field and a non-pointer field. If the message data first contains the non-pointer field and then the pointer field, the data of the non-pointer field is incorrectly treated as if it was a pointer value. Such message data rarely occurs in normal messages, but it is a concern when untrusted data is parsed.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-7mv5-5mxh-qg88
  • github.com/nanopb/nanopb
  • github.com/nanopb/nanopb/blob/c9124132a604047d0ef97a09c0e99cd9bed2c818/CHANGELOG.txt
  • github.com/nanopb/nanopb/commit/4a375a560651a86726e5283be85a9231fd0efe9c
  • github.com/nanopb/nanopb/commit/e2f0ccf939d9f82931d085acb6df8e9a182a4261
  • github.com/nanopb/nanopb/issues/647
  • github.com/nanopb/nanopb/security/advisories/GHSA-7mv5-5mxh-qg88
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nanopb/PYSEC-2021-432.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21401

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 0.3.2 before 0.3.9.8, all versions starting from 0.4.0 before 0.4.5

Fixed versions

  • 0.3.9.8
  • 0.4.5

Solution

Upgrade to versions 0.3.9.8, 0.4.5 or above.

Impact 7.1 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-763: Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference

Source file

pypi/nanopb/CVE-2021-21401.yml

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