CVE-2021-22569
Google LLC · published 2022-01-10
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Description
Description by Google Inc. via the CVE Program.
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.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Modified
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | protobuf-java | unspecified – before 3.16.1: affected unspecified – before 3.18.2: affected unspecified – before 3.19.2: affected |
| Google LLC | protobuf-kotlin | unspecified – before 3.18.2: affected unspecified – before 3.19.2: affected |
| Google LLC | google-protobuf [JRuby Gem] | unspecified – before 3.19.2: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (7)
cpe:2.3:a:google:google-protobuf:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_console:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_repository_function:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:spatial_and_graph_mapviewer:19c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HIGH — as published by Google Inc. (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MEDIUM — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MEDIUM — as published by NIST (Primary)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
CWE-696, NVD-CWE-noinfo
Sources
References the source lists
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/7
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=39330
- https://cloud.google.com/support/bulletins#gcp-2022-001
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00019.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/7
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=39330
- https://cloud.google.com/support/bulletins#gcp-2022-001
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00019.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
Source dates: published 2022-01-10, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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