Infinite loop in JSON unmarshaling in google.golang.org/protobuf

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Summary

CVECVE-2024-24786
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGo
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-03-05 23:15:07 UTC
Updated2026-09-23 14:17:06 UTC
DescriptionThe protojson.Unmarshal function can enter an infinite loop when unmarshaling certain forms of invalid JSON. This condition can occur when unmarshaling into a message which contains a google.protobuf.Any value, or when the UnmarshalOptions.DiscardUnknown option is set.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.012620000 probability, percentile 0.683790000 (date 2026-09-23)

Problem Types: CWE-1286: Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Google.golang.orgprotobuf Google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protojson affected 1.33.0 semver Not specified
CNA Google.golang.orgprotobuf Google.golang.org/protobuf/internal/encoding/json affected 1.33.0 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
go.dev/cl/569356 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 go.dev
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/08/4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-2611 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pkg.go.dev
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240517-0002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/messag... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
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Legacy QID Mappings

  • 243139 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 Security Update (RHSA-2024:1456)
  • 243141 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 Security Update (RHSA-2024:1461)
  • 243158 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 Security Update (RHSA-2024:1563)
  • 243169 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 Security Update (RHSA-2024:1574)
  • 285390 Fedora Security Update for kubernetes (FEDORA-2024-5bae6c0ea7)
  • 770237 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 Security Update (RHSA-2024:1461)
  • 770238 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 Security Update (RHSA-2024:1456)
  • 770239 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 Security Update (RHSA-2024:1563)
  • 770240 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 Security Update (RHSA-2024:1574)
  • 997706 GO (Go) Security Update for google.golang.org/protobuf (GHSA-8r3f-844c-mc37)

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