CVE-2024-24786
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.5
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
1.3%
68.4th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
—
Published 2024-03-05 · modified 2026-09-23
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | N | None |
| Integrity | N | None |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2024-03-05 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-09-23 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
The protojson.Unmarshal function can enter an infinite loop when unmarshaling certain forms of invalid JSON. This condition can occur when unmarshaling into a message which contains a google.protobuf.Any value, or when the UnmarshalOptions.DiscardUnknown option is set.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/08/4
- https://go.dev/cl/569356
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JDMBHAVSDU2FBDZ45U3A2VLSM35OJ2HU/
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-2611
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240517-0002/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/08/4
- https://go.dev/cl/569356
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JDMBHAVSDU2FBDZ45U3A2VLSM35OJ2HU/
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-2611
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240517-0002/