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CVE-2018-3738 Details

Description

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

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://hackerone.com/reports/319576 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/319576 [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-185Incorrect Regular Expression[email protected]
CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
protobufjs project protobufjs
<= 6.8.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:protobufjs_project:protobufjs:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-3738
NVD Published Date:
Jun 7, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-3738 Details - Not Deferred