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Critical flaw in Protobuf library enables JavaScript code execution

Proof-of-concept exploit code has been published for a critical remote code execution flaw in protobuf.js, a widely used JavaScript implementation of Google's Protocol Buffers. [...]

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Proof-of-concept exploit code has been published for a critical remote code execution flaw in protobuf.js, a widely used JavaScript implementation of Google's Protocol Buffers.

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