# CVE-2022-3510: Protobuf Java vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-3510-protobuf-java-vulnerable-to-uncontrolled-resource-consumption  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-12-12  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-3510 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-12-12

Protobuf Java vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Technologies: [com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-google-protobuf-protobuf-java), [com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/com-google-protobuf-protobuf-javalite). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-3510 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-3510 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-3510?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 12 December 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.16.3; com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.16.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-3510?** Yes. com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java (Maven): upgrade to 3.16.3 or later; com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite (Maven): upgrade to 3.16.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-3510?** Check whether you run com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java (Maven) or com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java (Maven): upgrade to 3.16.3 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java to 3.16.3 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite (Maven): upgrade to 3.16.3 or later

  ```sh
  # set com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite to 3.16.3 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.16.3
- com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.16.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-3510
- GHSA-4gg5-vx3j-xwc7

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