7.5
HIGH
CVE-2021-22569
Google Protocol Buffers CPU Denial of Service
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 10, 2022, 2:10 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 18, 2023, 9:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-22569 has a 8 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-2021-22569 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 Oracle communications_cloud_native_core_network_repository_function
2 Oracle communications_cloud_native_core_policy
3 Oracle communications_cloud_native_core_console
4 Oracle spatial_and_graph_mapviewer
1 Google protobuf-java
2 Google google-protobuf
3 Google protobuf-kotlin
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-2021-22569.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/7 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=39330 Exploit Issue Tracking Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://cloud.google.com/support/bulletins#gcp-2022-001 Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00019.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch 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).

None

Starlark Java Kotlin C++ Shell Dockerfile C

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Born at : Aug. 30, 2024, 1:59 a.m. This repo has been linked 13 different CVEs too.

All CVE - PoC in GitHub

poc proofofconcept tester allcve cvegithub cvenew cvepoc cveupdate

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
5 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : March 22, 2024, 3:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 928 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 8 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 11, 2024, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 7 months ago
0 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : April 8, 2023, 6:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 923 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 9 months, 1 week ago
20 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : Feb. 14, 2023, 6:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 921 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 9 months ago
2 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 25, 2022, 5:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago
8 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2022, 7:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 943 different CVEs too.

A potential Denial of Service issue in protobuf-java high severity GitHub Reviewed Published 5 days ago in protocolbuffers/protobuf • Updated yesterday Vulnerability details Dependabot alerts 2 Package com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java (maven) Affected versions < 3.16.1 >= 3.18.0, < 3.18.2 >= 3.19.0, < 3.19.2 Patched versions 3.16.1 3.18.2 3.19.2 Package com.google.protobuf:protobuf-kotlin (maven) Affected versions >= 3.18.0, < 3.18.2 >= 3.19.0, < 3.19.2 Patched versions 3.18.2 3.19.2 Package google-protobuf (RubyGems) Affected versions < 3.19.2 Patched versions 3.19.2 Description 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: 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. 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, 3.18.2, 3.19.2) protobuf-kotlin (3.18.2, 3.19.2) google-protobuf [JRuby gem only] (3.19.2) References GHSA-wrvw-hg22-4m67 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22569 https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=39330 https://cloud.google.com/support/bulletins#gcp-2022-001

Java

Updated: 2 years, 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 13, 2022, 3:33 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-2021-22569 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-22569 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00019.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 10, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *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_network_repository_function:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:spatial_and_graph_mapviewer:19c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:spatial_and_graph_mapviewer:21c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=39330 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=39330 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://cloud.google.com/support/bulletins#gcp-2022-001 No Types Assigned https://cloud.google.com/support/bulletins#gcp-2022-001 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:google-protobuf:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.19.2 *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.16.1 *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.18.0 up to (excluding) 3.18.2 *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.19.0 up to (excluding) 3.19.2 *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.18.2 *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.19.0 up to (excluding) 3.19.2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/7 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/4 [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-22569 is associated with the following CWEs:

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Exploit Prediction

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

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