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.
Published: 2025-07-05
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00049}

epss

{'score': 0.00064}


Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:30:00 +0000

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Title protobuf: Protobuf: Uncontrolled Recursion Vulnerability
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Sat, 05 Jul 2025 01:15:00 +0000

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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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-07-08T14:35:48.796Z

Reserved: 2025-07-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-53605

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-08T14:35:02.825Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-07-05T01:15:28.523

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-53605

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-07-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-53605 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses