diff --git a/cve_bin_tool/checkers/__init__.py b/cve_bin_tool/checkers/__init__.py
index 7d7f8ecab1..907ebe7d7e 100644
--- a/cve_bin_tool/checkers/__init__.py
+++ b/cve_bin_tool/checkers/__init__.py
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@
     "privoxy",
     "procps_ng",
     "proftpd",
+    "protobuf_c",
     "pspp",
     "pure_ftpd",
     "putty",
diff --git a/cve_bin_tool/checkers/protobuf_c.py b/cve_bin_tool/checkers/protobuf_c.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..087194f083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cve_bin_tool/checkers/protobuf_c.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2023 Orange
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+
+"""
+CVE checker for protobuf-c
+
+https://www.cvedetails.com/product/116953/Protobuf-c-Project-Protobuf-c.html?vendor_id=27533
+
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from cve_bin_tool.checkers import Checker
+
+
+class ProtobufCChecker(Checker):
+    CONTAINS_PATTERNS: list[str] = []
+    FILENAME_PATTERNS: list[str] = []
+    VERSION_PATTERNS = [
+        r"protobuf-c[a-zA-Z0-9@`&_:.()<>= \-\t\r\n]*\r?\n([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)"
+    ]
+    VENDOR_PRODUCT = [("protobuf-c_project", "protobuf-c")]
diff --git a/test/condensed-downloads/libprotobuf-c1_1.3.1-1+b1_amd64.deb.tar.gz b/test/condensed-downloads/libprotobuf-c1_1.3.1-1+b1_amd64.deb.tar.gz
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diff --git a/test/condensed-downloads/libprotobuf-c_1.3.1-2_x86_64.ipk.tar.gz b/test/condensed-downloads/libprotobuf-c_1.3.1-2_x86_64.ipk.tar.gz
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diff --git a/test/condensed-downloads/protobuf-c-1.4.1-4.fc38.aarch64.rpm.tar.gz b/test/condensed-downloads/protobuf-c-1.4.1-4.fc38.aarch64.rpm.tar.gz
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diff --git a/test/test_data/protobuf_c.py b/test/test_data/protobuf_c.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22ffaf2dff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_data/protobuf_c.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2023 Orange
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+mapping_test_data = [
+    {
+        "product": "protobuf-c",
+        "version": "1.3.1",
+        "version_strings": ["protobuf-c\n1.3.1"],
+    }
+]
+package_test_data = [
+    {
+        "url": "http://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/aarch64/os/Packages/p/",
+        "package_name": "protobuf-c-1.4.1-4.fc38.aarch64.rpm",
+        "product": "protobuf-c",
+        "version": "1.4.1",
+    },
+    {
+        "url": "http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/pool/main/p/protobuf-c/",
+        "package_name": "libprotobuf-c1_1.3.1-1+b1_amd64.deb",
+        "product": "protobuf-c",
+        "version": "1.3.1",
+    },
+    {
+        "url": "https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/packages-19.07/x86_64/packages/",
+        "package_name": "libprotobuf-c_1.3.1-2_x86_64.ipk",
+        "product": "protobuf-c",
+        "version": "1.3.1",
+    },
+]
diff --git a/test/test_data/sudo.py b/test/test_data/sudo.py
index 209d2c65b4..bc2c4692d5 100644
--- a/test/test_data/sudo.py
+++ b/test/test_data/sudo.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
         "package_name": "sudo-1.9.5p2-1.5.x86_64.rpm",
         "product": "sudo",
         "version": "1.9.5p2",
+        "other_products": ["protobuf-c"],
     },
     {
         "url": "http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/pool/main/s/sudo/",