`CVE-2022-3510`

7.5 High Mitigation candidate

Description

A parsing issue similar to CVE-2022-3171, but with Message-Type Extensions 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.

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption

Exploitation Status

No public exploit

Nothing published shows this CVE being exploited, which is not the same as ruling it out. nothing published in 3 years.

CVSS E:U

CISA KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
Indexed PoC none indexed
EPSS 0.71% chance in 30 days

Waratek Defense Posture

Mitigation candidate

A defect of the type ARMR addresses, with a fix path to work from and a working exploit already published. This is a claim on attention, not a scheduling commitment: no rule exists and none is scheduled.

Protection none
Action unverified patch rule
Review human manual-review
Record active

Decided by manual classification : Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

Finding Manual classification assigned status: MITIGATION-CANDIDATE

Decided by	`manual classification` : Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding	Manual classification assigned status: MITIGATION-CANDIDATE

CVSS

7.5 HIGH v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 2 metrics

VRT selects the newest version's highest entry and publishes it as cvssScore, newest rather than largest because scores are not comparable across versions, and highest rather than first because the first entry is frequently a CNA placeholder scoring 0.0 over NVD's own analysis.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H cve-coordination@google.com Secondary published

CVSS 3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H NVD Primary

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 3.1	7.5	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`	cve-coordination@google.com	Secondary	published
CVSS 3.1	7.5	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`	NVD	Primary

Affected Software & Releases

🏛️ Oracle CPU Advisories & Products

Advisory	Type	Quarter	Products Oracle named in risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2024 ↗	CPU	2024-Q1	Oracle Analytics / Analytics Server, BI Search (Google Protobuf-Java) (6.4.0.0.0, 7.0.0.0.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2023 ↗	CPU	2023-Q1	Oracle Communications / Policy (Google Protobuf-Java) (22.3.0)

Advisory

Type

Quarter

Products Oracle named in risk matrix

Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2024 ↗

CPU

2024-Q1

Oracle Analytics / Analytics Server, BI Search (Google Protobuf-Java) (6.4.0.0.0, 7.0.0.0.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2023 ↗

CPU

2023-Q1

Oracle Communications / Policy (Google Protobuf-Java) (22.3.0)

Indexed Oracle Components & Versions

Family	Component	Oracle's version cell (verbatim)	Indexed as
Oracle Analytics	Analytics Server, BI Search (Google Protobuf-Java)	6.4.0.0.0, 7.0.0.0.0	6.4.0.0.0 · 7.0.0.0.0
Oracle Communications	Policy (Google Protobuf-Java)	22.3.0	22.3.0

Family

Component

Oracle's version cell (verbatim)

Indexed as

Oracle Analytics

Analytics Server, BI Search (Google Protobuf-Java)

6.4.0.0.0, 7.0.0.0.0

6.4.0.0.0 · 7.0.0.0.0

Oracle Communications

Policy (Google Protobuf-Java)

22.3.0

☕ Maven Library Packages

Artifact coordinates and fix boundaries from OSV.dev

Package Coordinate Introduced Fixed Last affected

com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java 3.0.0 3.16.3 unbounded

com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java 3.17.0 3.19.6 unbounded

com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java 3.20.0 3.20.3 unbounded

com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java 3.21.0 3.21.7 unbounded

com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite 3.0.0 3.16.3 unbounded

com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite 3.17.0 3.19.6 unbounded

com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite 3.20.0 3.20.3 unbounded

com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite 3.21.0 3.21.7 unbounded

Package Coordinate	Introduced	Fixed	Last affected
`com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java`	3.0.0	`3.16.3`	unbounded
`com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java`	3.17.0	`3.19.6`	unbounded
`com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java`	3.20.0	`3.20.3`	unbounded
`com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java`	3.21.0	`3.21.7`	unbounded
`com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite`	3.0.0	`3.16.3`	unbounded
`com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite`	3.17.0	`3.19.6`	unbounded
`com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite`	3.20.0	`3.20.3`	unbounded
`com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite`	3.21.0	`3.21.7`	unbounded

🖥️ Product CPEs & Version Ranges

4 product(s) over 16 version claims (uncapped)

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected Versions
osv	com.google.protobuf	protobuf-java	generic	≥ 3.0.0 and ＜ 3.16.3 · ≥ 3.17.0 and ＜ 3.19.6 · ≥ 3.20.0 and ＜ 3.20.3 · ≥ 3.21.0 and ＜ 3.21.7
osv	com.google.protobuf	protobuf-javalite	generic	≥ 3.0.0 and ＜ 3.16.3 · ≥ 3.17.0 and ＜ 3.19.6 · ≥ 3.20.0 and ＜ 3.20.3 · ≥ 3.21.0 and ＜ 3.21.7
nvd	google	protobuf-java	generic	≥ 3.16.0 and ＜ 3.16.3 · ≥ 3.19.0 and ＜ 3.19.6 · ≥ 3.20.0 and ＜ 3.20.3 · ≥ 3.21.0 and ＜ 3.21.7
nvd	google	protobuf-javalite	generic	≥ 3.16.0 and ＜ 3.16.3 · ≥ 3.17.0 and ＜ 3.19.6 · ≥ 3.20.0 and ＜ 3.20.3 · ≥ 3.21.0 and ＜ 3.21.7

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected Versions

osv

com.google.protobuf

protobuf-java

generic

≥ 3.0.0 and ＜ 3.16.3 · ≥ 3.17.0 and ＜ 3.19.6 · ≥ 3.20.0 and ＜ 3.20.3 · ≥ 3.21.0 and ＜ 3.21.7

osv

com.google.protobuf

protobuf-javalite

generic

≥ 3.0.0 and ＜ 3.16.3 · ≥ 3.17.0 and ＜ 3.19.6 · ≥ 3.20.0 and ＜ 3.20.3 · ≥ 3.21.0 and ＜ 3.21.7

nvd

google

protobuf-java

generic

≥ 3.16.0 and ＜ 3.16.3 · ≥ 3.19.0 and ＜ 3.19.6 · ≥ 3.20.0 and ＜ 3.20.3 · ≥ 3.21.0 and ＜ 3.21.7

nvd

google

protobuf-javalite

generic

≥ 3.16.0 and ＜ 3.16.3 · ≥ 3.17.0 and ＜ 3.19.6 · ≥ 3.20.0 and ＜ 3.20.3 · ≥ 3.21.0 and ＜ 3.21.7

References

URL	Tags
https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/commit/db7c17803320525722f45c1d26fc08bc41d1bf48	WEB
https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/tree/main/java	PACKAGE

URL

Timeline

Published 2022-12-12 Last modified 2026-06-17

Published	2022-12-12	By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified	2026-06-17	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Published

2022-12-12

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-06-17

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Pipeline policy audit (5 of 21 rules evaluated)

5 of 21 rules ran. The rest were never reached, because an earlier stage settled the CVE, a distinct claim from a rule that ran and found nothing.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? first match wins

1 rejected no-match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is the vulnerability ARMR's to address? first match wins

2 armr-patch-file no-match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no-match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no-match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification decided it matched Mitigation candidate Found in legacy manual classifications

6 non-java-upstream not-reached A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component not-reached The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in. Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 osv-maven not-reached An OSV.dev record of this CVE affecting a package published to Maven Central

9 cna-maven-package not-reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

10 known-cpe-product not-reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

11 cna-cpe-product not-reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

12 oracle-advisory-family not-reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

13 non-deployable-product not-reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

14 unmatched-product not-reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? cumulative: every rule gets a turn

15 patch-hint not-reached A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug

16 open-source-maven not-reached The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

17 poc-derivable not-reached An indexed exploit to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

18 no-exploit not-reached With no fix path, a public exploit, or a CISA record of one

19 secure-rule-match not-reached A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

20 below-action-threshold not-reached Medium or Low severity, no KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

21 no-exploit-published not-reached A published working exploit for this candidate, not only a proof of concept, a forecast, or nothing at all

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