CVE-2021-22569

mediumpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.017 · 77 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

1.67% (77th) EPSS

CVSS 4.3 · medium

Is it mine?

48 products

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Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.3–7.5

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 2.9

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6

v3.16.5mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · cve-coordination@google.comexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · OSV

v3.15.2mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-696USCWE-696USCWE-696US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

Mario-Kart-Felix/A-potential-Denial-of-Service-issue-in-protobuf-javaA 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-2022-001PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (48)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Oracle Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:oracle:linux:-
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-
Atlassian Bamboo≤ LTS <10.2.21cert_bundDE
Atlassian Bamboo≤ LTS <12.1.9cert_bundDE
Atlassian Bitbucket≤ LTS <10.3.2cert_bundDE
Atlassian Bitbucket≤ LTS <9.4.22cert_bundDE
Atlassian Confluence≤ LTS <10.2.14cert_bundDE
Atlassian Confluence≤ LTS <9.2.22cert_bundDE
Atlassian Crucible< 4.9.12cert_bundDE
Atlassian Fisheye< 4.9.12cert_bundDE
Atlassian Jira≤ LTS <10.3.23cert_bundDE
Atlassian Jira≤ LTS <11.3.8cert_bundDE
Dell Secure Connect Gateway< 5.36.00.16cert_bundDE
Google LLC google-protobuf [JRuby Gem]unspecified → 3.19.2enisa_euvdEU
Google LLC protobuf-javaunspecified → 3.16.1enisa_euvdEU
Google LLC protobuf-javaunspecified → 3.18.2enisa_euvdEU
Google LLC protobuf-javaunspecified → 3.19.2enisa_euvdEU
Google LLC protobuf-kotlinunspecified → 3.18.2enisa_euvdEU
Google LLC protobuf-kotlinunspecified → 3.19.2enisa_euvdEU
Google Inc Android Studio≤ 2025.2.3.9fstec_bduRU

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advisories (9)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2022-0607Red Hat FUSE: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-07-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat FUSE ausnutzen, um vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten und Informationen zu manipulieren und seine Privilegien zu erweitern.
WID-SEC-W-2023-1016Oracle Fusion Middleware: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-04-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Fusion Middleware ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.
WID-SEC-W-2023-1609IBM QRadar SIEM: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2023-06-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
WID-SEC-W-2023-1813Oracle Communications Applications: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-07-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Communications Applications ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.
WID-SEC-W-2023-2229Splunk Splunk Enterprise: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-08-30csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentifizierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Splunk Splunk Enterprise ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, einen 'Denial of Service'-Zustand zu verursachen, seine Privilegien zu erweitern und weitere, nicht spezifizierte Auswirkungen zu verursachen.
WID-SEC-W-2023-2700Atlassian Confluence: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-10-17csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Atlassian Confluence, Atlassian Jira Software, Atlassian Bitbucket und Atlassian Bamboo ausnutzen, um Administratorrechte zu erlangen, Informationen offenzulegen, beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.
WID-SEC-W-2024-3684IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-12-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Spoofing-Angriff durchzuführen.
WID-SEC-W-2026-2460Atlassian Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence, Fisheye, Crucible, Jira und Jira Service Management: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-07-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Atlassian Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence, Fisheye, Crucible, Jira und Jira Service Management ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, erweiterte Berechtigungen zu erlangen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen.
GHSA-wrvw-hg22-4m67A potential Denial of Service issue in protobuf-java2022-01-07ghsa · osvUS
## Summary A potential Denial of Service issue in protobuf-java was discovered in the parsing procedure for binary data. Reporter: [OSS-Fuzz](https://github.com/google/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](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=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)

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published 2022-01-10modified 2026-06-17

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