Go Protobuf TextParser: Panic on Malformed Number (CVE-2023-24535)
CVE-2023-24535 Published on June 8, 2023

Panic when parsing invalid messages in google.golang.org/protobuf
Parsing invalid messages can panic. Parsing a text-format message which contains a potential number consisting of a minus sign, one or more characters of whitespace, and no further input will cause a panic.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-24535 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Products Associated with CVE-2023-24535

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Affected Versions

google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/prototext: google.golang.org/protobuf/internal/encoding/text:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.37%
Percentile
58.34%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.