A parsing vulnerability for the MessageSet type in the ProtocolBuffers versions prior to and including 3.16.1, 3.17.3, 3.18.2, 3.19.4, 3.20.1 and 3.21.5 for protobuf-cpp, and versions prior to and including 3.16.1, 3.17.3, 3.18.2, 3.19.4, 3.20.1 and 4.21.5 for protobuf-python can lead to out of memory failures. A specially crafted message with multiple key-value per elements creates parsing issues, and can lead to a Denial of Service against services receiving unsanitized input. We recommend upgrading to versions 3.18.3, 3.19.5, 3.20.2, 3.21.6 for protobuf-cpp and 3.18.3, 3.19.5, 3.20.2, 4.21.6 for protobuf-python. Versions for 3.16 and 3.17 are no longer updated.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade protobufUpgrade protobuf-liteUpgrade protobuf-lite-develUpgrade protobuf-develUpgrade python3-protobufUpgrade protobuf-compiler | Jul 4, 2025 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade protobuf-javadocUpgrade protobuf-emacsUpgrade protobuf-lite-develUpgrade protobuf-pythonUpgrade protobuf-javaUpgrade protobufUpgrade protobuf-liteUpgrade protobuf-lite-staticUpgrade protobuf-vimUpgrade protobuf-emacs-elUpgrade protobuf-staticUpgrade protobuf-debuginfoUpgrade protobuf-compilerUpgrade protobuf-devel | Mar 7, 2023 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade protobuf-debuginfoUpgrade protobuf-lite-debuginfoUpgrade protobuf-lite-staticUpgrade protobuf-debugsourceUpgrade protobuf-liteUpgrade protobuf-develUpgrade protobuf-compilerUpgrade protobufUpgrade protobuf-staticUpgrade python3-protobuf-debuginfoUpgrade python3-protobufUpgrade protobuf-vimUpgrade protobuf-lite-develUpgrade protobuf-emacsUpgrade protobuf-compiler-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2025 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade protobuf | Apr 19, 2023 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2023173 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2024158 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Jan 13, 2026 | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2024225 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | May 29, 2024 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2024287 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2025086 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Feb 20, 2025 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade mysql-server80Upgrade mysql-connector-odbcUpgrade mysql-client57Upgrade mysql-client80Upgrade mysql-server57Upgrade mysql-connector-c++ | Jan 23, 2023 | Jan 21, 2023 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-libs/protobuf.Upgrade dev-python/protobuf-python. | Aug 13, 2024 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade protobufUpgrade protobuf-compiler | Mar 20, 2023 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade protobufUpgrade protobuf-compiler | Jan 6, 2023 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade protobuf-liteUpgrade protobufUpgrade protobuf-lite-develUpgrade python3-protobufUpgrade protobuf-develUpgrade protobuf-compiler | May 26, 2025 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade protobuf-compiler-debuginfoUpgrade protobuf-debugsourceUpgrade protobufUpgrade protobuf-debuginfoUpgrade protobuf-liteUpgrade protobuf-develUpgrade protobuf-lite-debuginfoUpgrade protobuf-lite-develUpgrade protobuf-compilerUpgrade python3-protobuf | May 15, 2025 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade protobuf-compiler-debuginfoUpgrade protobuf-lite-develUpgrade protobuf-debuginfoUpgrade protobuf-lite-debuginfoUpgrade protobuf-compilerUpgrade protobuf-debugsourceUpgrade protobuf-develUpgrade protobufUpgrade protobuf-lite | Oct 6, 2025 | Oct 4, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade protobuf-sourceUpgrade libprotobuf20Upgrade libprotobuf-lite20Upgrade libprotobuf-lite20-32bitUpgrade libprotoc20Upgrade python2-protobufUpgrade protobuf-develUpgrade protobuf-javaUpgrade python3-protobufUpgrade libprotobuf20-32bit | Nov 10, 2022 | Sep 22, 2022 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libprotobuf23Upgrade libprotobuf9v5 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python-protobuf (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3-protobufUpgrade libprotoc8 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libprotoc10Upgrade libprotoc17Upgrade libprotobuf-javaUpgrade libprotobuf-lite10Upgrade libprotobuf-lite8 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libprotobuf8 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libprotobuf-lite23Upgrade libprotoc9v5 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libprotoc-devUpgrade python-protobufUpgrade libprotoc23Upgrade libprotobuf-lite9v5 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade protobuf-compiler (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libprotobuf10Upgrade protobuf-compilerUpgrade libprotobuf-lite17 | Dec 9, 2022 | Sep 22, 2022 |
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