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CVE

CVE-2018-3738

protobufjs is vulnerable to ReDoS when parsing crafted invalid .proto files.

protobufjs is vulnerable to ReDoS when parsing crafted invalid .proto files.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00185
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Weakness Classification

CWE-185Incorrect Regular Expression
CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
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Affected Products & Versions

1
protobufjs project protobufjs<= 6.8.5
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
npm protobufjs MODERATE fixed in 6.8.6
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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pochackerone.com · 319576hackerone.com
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Scoring & Timeline

5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · support@hackerone.com
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Network Adjacent Local Physical
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Low High
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None Low High
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None Required
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None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD07 Jun 2018 · 02:29 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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