Description

protobufjs is vulnerable to ReDoS when parsing crafted invalid .proto files.

INFO

Published Date :

June 7, 2018, 2:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 30, 2023, 4:07 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-3738 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-3738 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Protobufjs_project protobufjs
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-3738.

URL Resource
https://hackerone.com/reports/319576 Exploit Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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JavaScript TypeScript

Updated: 3 years, 11 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 1, 2020, 8:06 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-3738 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-3738 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 30, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:protobufjs_project:protobufjs:6.8.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:protobufjs_project:protobufjs:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (including) 6.8.5
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE HackerOne CWE-770
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 31, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/319576 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/319576 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-185
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:protobufjs_project:protobufjs:6.8.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

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