Intel

AIKIDO-2024-10248

github.com/jhump/protoreflect is vulnerable to Uncaught Exception

Uncaught Exception Pre-CVE
Found by Aikido Intel before public disclosure or CVE publication.
Published Sep 10, 2024

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Medium Risk

This Affects:

gogithub.com/jhump/protoreflect
1.0.0 - 1.16.0
Fixed in 1.17.0
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TL;DR

Affected versions of the package allow an uncaught exception in the FindDescriptorByName function, which attackers can exploit to crash the program.

Who does this affect?

You are affected if you are using a version that falls within the vulnerable range.

Background info

github.com/jhump/protoreflect is vulnerable to Uncaught Exception in versions 1.0.0 - 1.16.0.

How to fix this

Upgrade the github.com/jhump/protoreflect library to the patch version.