CVE-2022-1941 (Medium) detected in protobuf-3.11.3-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64.whl

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CVE-2022-1941 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - protobuf-3.11.3-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64.whl

Protocol Buffers

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f5/cc/9180fa1f97ad122d92cfbff413bcd0be4bd3efee284a5fb6344670220709/protobuf-3.11.3-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64.whl

Path to dependency file: /requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /requirements.txt

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ protobuf-3.11.3-cp27-cp27mu-manylinux1_x86_64.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

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 Versions for 3.16 and 3.17 are no longer updated.

Publish Date: 2022-09-22

URL: CVE-2022-1941

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cloud.google.com/support/bulletins#GCP-2022-019

Release Date: 2022-09-22

Fix Resolution: Google.Protobuf - 3.18.3,3.19.5,3.20.2,3.21.6;protobuf-python - 3.18.3,3.19.5,3.20.2,4.21.6

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