protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.8 and 8.2.0, protobufjs could recurse without a depth limit while expanding nested JSON descriptors through Root.fromJSON() and Namespace.addJSON(). A crafted JSON descriptor with deeply nested namespace definitions could cause the JavaScript call stack to be exhausted during descriptor loading. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.8 and 8.2.0.
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| Description | protobufjs compiles protobuf definitions into JavaScript (JS) functions. Prior to 7.5.8 and 8.2.0, protobufjs could recurse without a depth limit while expanding nested JSON descriptors through Root.fromJSON() and Namespace.addJSON(). A crafted JSON descriptor with deeply nested namespace definitions could cause the JavaScript call stack to be exhausted during descriptor loading. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.5.8 and 8.2.0. | |
| Title | protobufjs: Denial of Service via unbounded recursive JSON descriptor expansion | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-674 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-13T18:20:12.394Z
Reserved: 2026-05-13T06:54:34.219Z
Link: CVE-2026-45740
Updated: 2026-05-13T18:14:56.640Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-05-13T16:17:00.520
Modified: 2026-05-13T16:49:52.277
Link: CVE-2026-45740
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Updated: 2026-05-13T18:15:16Z