{"cve":"CVE-2018-3738","nvd":{"published":"2018-06-07T02:29:08.927","modified":"2026-06-17T01:57:44.980","status":"Modified","description":"protobufjs is vulnerable to ReDoS when parsing crafted invalid .proto files.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-185","CWE-770"],"references":["https://hackerone.com/reports/319576","https://hackerone.com/reports/319576"],"products":["protobufjs_project:protobufjs"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:50:40.212176939+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-3738","score":0.00943,"percentile":0.61051,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-762f-c2wg-m8c8","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-762f-c2wg-m8c8","summary":"Denial of Service in protobufjs","modified":"2023-11-08T04:00:18.161439Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"protobufjs","purl":"pkg:npm/protobufjs","ranges":[">=6.0.0 <6.8.6"],"fixed":["6.8.6"]},{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"protobufjs","purl":"pkg:npm/protobufjs","ranges":["<5.0.3"],"fixed":["5.0.3"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}