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CVE-2026-110747: FasterXML jackson-dataformat-protobuf · Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Affects FasterXML jackson-dataformat-protobufSource CVE Database V5

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Mentioned vulnerabilities

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 2.22.4 or 2.21.8 soon.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 00:57 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.22.4, 2.21.8, 3.2.4 +1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 28 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade jackson-dataformat-protobuf and FasterXML/com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-protobuf to 2.22.4 or 2.21.8; jackson-dataformat-protobuf and FasterXML/tools.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-protobuf to 3.2.4 or 3.1.8.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
jackson-dataformat-protobufcom.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-protobufAffected
  • >=2.22.0 <2.22.4
Fixed in
  • 2.22.4
jackson-dataformat-protobufcom.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-protobufAffected
  • >=2.21.6 <2.21.8
Fixed in
  • 2.21.8
jackson-dataformat-protobuftools.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-protobufAffected
  • >=3.2.2 <3.2.4
Fixed in
  • 3.2.4
jackson-dataformat-protobuftools.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-protobufAffected
  • >=3.1.6 <3.1.8
Fixed in
  • 3.1.8
MavenFasterXML/com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-protobufpkg:maven/FasterXML/com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-protobufOther threatsAffected
  • >=2.21.6 <2.21.8
  • >=2.22.0 <2.22.4
Fixed in
  • 2.21.8
  • 2.22.4
MavenFasterXML/tools.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-protobufpkg:maven/FasterXML/tools.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-protobufOther threatsAffected
  • >=3.1.6 <3.1.8
  • >=3.2.2 <3.2.4
Fixed in
  • 3.1.8
  • 3.2.4

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Description

ProtobufParser._readStringKey() reads the length prefix of a protobuf map entry's string key into an attacker-controlled int and then checks (_inputPtr + len) <= _inputEnd using signed arithmetic. For values near Integer.MAX_VALUE the addition overflows to a negative value and the check passes even when the input contains no key data. The parser then calls _finishShortText(len), which expands the text buffer to the declared length via TextBuffer.expandCurrentSegment and Arrays.copyOf, throwing OutOfMemoryError: Requested array size exceeds VM limit. An 8-byte malformed message containing a map entry with a declared key length of 0x7FFFFFFF is sufficient. Configured StreamReadConstraints, including maxStringLength, maxNameLength, maxDocumentLength and maxNestingDepth, do not prevent the failure. Applications running with -XX:+ExitOnOutOfMemoryError terminate the JVM. This is the same integer-overflow pattern addressed for other call sites in the remediation associated with CVE-2026-104016 and CVE-2026-104017; the map-key call site was corrected on the 3.x branches only, leaving the corresponding 2.x branches unguarded. Release lines 2.18, 2.19 and 2.20 do not contain _readStringKey() and are not affected by this vector. No privileges or user interaction beyond the ability to submit data for parsing are required. The 3.0 release line and 3.1.0-3.1.5 / 3.2.0-3.2.1 do not contain _readStringKey() and are therefore not affected; the method first appears in 3.1.6 and 3.2.2, mirroring its introduction at 2.21.6 on the 2.x side.

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