Uncontrolled recursion in the json2pb component in Apache bRPC (version < 1.15.0) on all platforms allows remote attackers to make the server crash via sending deep recursive json data.
Root Cause:
The bRPC json2pb component uses rapidjson to parse json data from the network. The rapidjson parser uses a recursive parsing method by default. If the input json has a large depth of recursive structure, the parser function may run into stack overflow.
Affected Scenarios:
Use bRPC server with protobuf message to serve http+json requests from untrusted network. Or directly use JsonToProtoMessage to convert json from untrusted input.
How to Fix:
(Choose one of the following options)
1. Upgrade bRPC to version 1.15.0, which fixes this issue.
2. Apply this patch: https://github.com/apache/brpc/pull/3099
Note:
No matter which option
you choose, you should know that the fix introduces a recursion depth limit with default value 100. It affects these functions:
ProtoMessageToJson, ProtoMessageToProtoJson, JsonToProtoMessage, and ProtoJsonToProtoMessage.
If your requests contain json or protobuf messages that have a depth exceeding the limit, the request will be failed after applying the fix. You can modify the gflag json2pb_max_recursion_depth to change the limit.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://lists.apache.org/thread/ozmcsztcpxn61jxod8jo8q46jo0oc1zx | Vendor Advisory Mailing List Patch |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/01/1 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
02 Dec 2025, 14:39
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:apache:brpc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Apache
Apache brpc |
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| References | () https://lists.apache.org/thread/ozmcsztcpxn61jxod8jo8q46jo0oc1zx - Vendor Advisory, Mailing List, Patch | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/12/01/1 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
01 Dec 2025, 15:15
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5 |
01 Dec 2025, 11:15
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-12-01 11:15
Updated : 2025-12-02 14:39
NVD link : CVE-2025-59789
Mitre link : CVE-2025-59789
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-59789
JSON object : View
Products Affected
apache
- brpc
CWE
CWE-674
Uncontrolled Recursion
