CVE-2021-22569: Protobuf java Denial of Service Vulnerability

{
  "schema_version" : "1.4.0",
  "id" : "GHSA-wrvw-hg22-4m67",
  "modified" : "2023-01-24T15:45:26Z",
  "published" : "2022-01-07T22:31:44Z",
  "aliases" : [ "CVE-2021-22569" ],
  "summary" : "A potential Denial of Service issue in protobuf-java",
  "details" : "## Summary\n\nA potential Denial of Service issue in protobuf-java was discovered in the parsing procedure for binary data.\n\nReporter: [OSS-Fuzz](https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz)\n\nAffected versions: All versions of Java Protobufs (including Kotlin and JRuby) prior to the versions listed below. Protobuf \"javalite\" users (typically Android) are not affected.\n\n## Severity\n\n[CVE-2021-22569](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-22569) **High** - CVSS Score: 7.5,  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.\n\n## Proof of Concept\n\nFor reproduction details, please refer to the oss-fuzz issue that identifies the specific inputs that exercise this parsing weakness.\n\n## Remediation and Mitigation\n\nPlease update to the latest available versions of the following packages:\n\n- protobuf-java (3.16.1, 3.18.2, 3.19.2) \n- protobuf-kotlin (3.18.2, 3.19.2)\n- google-protobuf [JRuby  gem only] (3.19.2) \n",
  "severity" : [ {
    "type" : "CVSS_V3",
    "score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
  } ],
  "affected" : [ {
    "package" : {
      "ecosystem" : "Maven",
      "name" : "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "0"
      }, {
        "fixed" : "3.16.1"
      } ]
    } ]
  }, {
    "package" : {
      "ecosystem" : "RubyGems",
      "name" : "google-protobuf"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "0"
      }, {
        "fixed" : "3.19.2"
      } ]
    } ]
  }, {
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      "ecosystem" : "Maven",
      "name" : "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
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        "introduced" : "3.18.0"
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      "name" : "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java"
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  }, {
    "package" : {
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      "name" : "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-kotlin"
    },
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  "references" : [ {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/security/advisories/GHSA-wrvw-hg22-4m67"
  }, {
    "type" : "ADVISORY",
    "url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22569"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=39330"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://cloud.google.com/support/bulletins#gcp-2022-001"
  }, {
    "type" : "PACKAGE",
    "url" : "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/4"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/7"
  } ],
  "database_specific" : {
    "cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-696" ],
    "severity" : "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed" : true,
    "github_reviewed_at" : "2022-01-07T22:23:14Z",
    "nvd_published_at" : "2022-01-10T14:10:00Z"
  }
}