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.
https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2024-0437
https://github.com/stepancheg/rust-protobuf/issues/749
https://crates.io/crates/protobuf
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2025-07-05
Updated: 2025-07-05
Base Score: 5.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.00049