7.5

CVE-2022-3171: fedoraproject fedora Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3171DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3171CGA-24jp-vvm7-hjff
Published 12-10-2022Last modified 21-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-3171 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 1.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.28%
0%100%
Low · +0.14 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 7
MGASA-2023-0092SUSE-SU-2022:3922-1SUSE-SU-2023:2783-1SUSE-SU-2023:2783-2CGA-4823-V8JX-RX3QCGA-8F53-F8WM-95FH

Timeline

  1. 12-10-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A parsing issue with binary data in protobuf-java core and lite versions prior to 3.21.7, 3.20.3, 3.19.6 and 3.16.3 can lead to a denial of service attack. Inputs containing multiple instances of non-repeated embedded messages with repeated or unknown fields causes objects to be converted back-n-forth between mutable and immutable forms, resulting in potentially long garbage collection pauses. We recommend updating to the versions mentioned above.

CVSS metrics

8 scores · 8 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

70%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.14 pp

From 1.14% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.28%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard72 products
  • celeborn-0.5< 0.5.4-r26
  • celeborn-0.6< 0.6.3-r7
  • druid< 37.0.0-r14 | < 34.0.0-r6 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 38.0.0-r0
  • emsdk< 5.0.0-r1
  • hadoop-client-modules< 3.3.6-r8
Wolfi61 products
  • celeborn-0.6< 0.6.3-r7
  • druid< 37.0.0-r14 | < 34.0.0-r6 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 38.0.0-r0
  • trino< 439-r0
  • trino-config< 439-r0
  • trino-oci-entrypoint< 439-r0
Google5 products
  • google-protobuf< 3.16.3 | ≥ 3.17.0, < 3.19.6 | ≥ 3.20.0, < 3.20.3 | ≥ 3.21.0, < 3.21.7
  • protobuf-java< 3.16.3 | ≥ 3.17.0, < 3.19.6 | ≥ 3.20.0, < 3.20.3 | ≥ 3.21.0, < 3.21.7
  • protobuf-javalite< 3.16.3 | ≥ 3.17.0, < 3.19.6 | ≥ 3.20.0, < 3.20.3 | ≥ 3.21.0, < 3.21.7
  • protobuf-kotlin< 3.16.3 | ≥ 3.17.0, < 3.19.6 | ≥ 3.20.0, < 3.20.3 | ≥ 3.21.0, < 3.21.7
  • protobuf-kotlin-lite< 3.16.3 | ≥ 3.17.0, < 3.19.6 | ≥ 3.20.0, < 3.20.3 | ≥ 3.21.0, < 3.21.7
Com.google.protobuf4 products
  • protobuf-java≥ 3.21.0-rc-1, < 3.21.7 | ≥ 3.20.0-rc-1, < 3.20.3 | ≥ 3.17.0-rc-1, < 3.19.6 | < 3.16.3
  • protobuf-javalite≥ 3.21.0-rc-1, < 3.21.7 | ≥ 3.20.0-rc-1, < 3.20.3 | ≥ 3.17.0-rc-1, < 3.19.6 | < 3.16.3
  • protobuf-kotlin≥ 3.21.0-rc-1, < 3.21.7 | ≥ 3.20.0-rc-1, < 3.20.3 | ≥ 3.17.0-rc-1, < 3.19.6 | < 3.16.3
  • protobuf-kotlin-lite≥ 3.21.0-rc-1, < 3.21.7 | ≥ 3.20.0-rc-1, < 3.20.3 | ≥ 3.17.0-rc-1, < 3.19.6 | < 3.16.3
Debian1 product
  • protobuf< 3.21.9-3
Fedoraproject1 product
Google llc1 product
  • protocolbuffers≥ 3.21.7, < 3.21.7 | ≥ 3.20.3, < 3.20.3 | ≥ 3.19.6, < 3.19.6 | ≥ 3.16.3, < 3.16.3
RubyGems1 product
  • google-protobuf≥ 3.21.0.rc.1, < 3.21.7 | ≥ 3.20.0.rc.1, < 3.20.3 | ≥ 3.17.0.rc.1, < 3.19.6 | < 3.16.3
Ubuntu1 product
  • protobufAll versions (No fix recorded)

9 vendors · 147 products

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