Google Protobuf Go Module 1.29 < 1.29.1 DoS

high Nessus Plugin ID 174168

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Synopsis

Google Protobuf module for Go is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The version of Google Protobuf module for Go is affected by a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. Parsing invalid messages with a minus sign or whitespace can lead to a denial of service.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update to version 1.29.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 174168

File Name: google_protobuf_go_module_1_29_1.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 4/12/2023

Updated: 6/16/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-24535

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:google:protobuf

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Google Protobuf

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/14/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-24535

IAVB: 2023-B-0017-S

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