CVE-2025-53605

protobuf: Protobuf: Uncontrolled Recursion Vulnerability

Published Jul 5, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The protobuf crate before 3.7.2 for Rust allows uncontrolled recursion in the protobuf::coded_input_stream::CodedInputStream::skip_group parsing of unknown fields in untrusted input.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-20099 Crash due to uncontrolled recursion in protobuf crate
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-2gh3-rmm4-6rq5 Crash due to uncontrolled recursion in protobuf crate
History
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00049}

epss

{'score': 0.00064}

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Title protobuf: Protobuf: Uncontrolled Recursion Vulnerability
References
Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The protobuf crate before 3.7.2 for Rust allows uncontrolled recursion in the protobuf::coded_input_stream::CodedInputStream::skip_group parsing of unknown fields in untrusted input.
Weaknesses CWE-674
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Jul 8, 2025, 2:35 PM
Reserved
Jul 5, 2025, 12:00 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 5, 2025, 1:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:38 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 5, 2025, 12:00 AM