VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-3738
protobufjs is vulnerable to ReDoS when parsing crafted invalid .proto files.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.94%
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Description
protobufjs is vulnerable to ReDoS when parsing crafted invalid .proto files.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.94% probability · 61th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-770, CWE-185
- Affected
- protobufjs project/protobufjs
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
EPSS 0.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/319576Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/319576Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.