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protobuf-c — security advisory
Protobuf-c v1.4.0 was discovered to contain an invalid arithmetic shift via the function parse_tag_and_wiretype in protobuf-c/protobuf-c.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via unspecified vectors.
- Products
- protobuf-c
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.4.1-r0
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-33070
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 30 Oct 2026, 14:13 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Protobuf-c v1.4.0 was discovered to contain an invalid arithmetic shift via the function parse_tag_and_wiretype in protobuf-c/protobuf-c.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via unspecified vectors.
osv:ALPINE-CVE-2022-33070
protobuf-c
Fixed versions: 1.4.1-r0
protobuf-c
Fixed versions: 1.4.1-r0
protobuf-c
Fixed versions: 1.4.1-r0
protobuf-c
Fixed versions: 1.4.1-r0
protobuf-c
Fixed versions: 1.4.1-r0
protobuf-c
Fixed versions: 1.4.1-r0
protobuf-c
Fixed versions: 1.4.1-r0
protobuf-c
Fixed versions: 1.4.1-r0
Complete source record
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