Forbid embedded nulls in json_name.

While embedded nulls are technically allowed in JSON strings (and thus as object keys), they put undesirable constraints on implementations.  Embedded nulls require that string length is stored explicitly, which wastes memory to accommodate a case that virtually nobody wants or needs.

PiperOrigin-RevId: 528484333

src/google/protobuf/descriptor.cc

@@ -7336,6 +7336,12 @@ void DescriptorBuilder::ValidateFieldOptions(
              "option json_name is not allowed on extension fields.");
   }
 
+  if (absl::StrContains(field->json_name(), '\0')) {
+    AddError(field->full_name(), proto,
+             DescriptorPool::ErrorCollector::OPTION_NAME,
+             "json_name cannot have embedded null characters.");
+  }
+
 }
 
 void DescriptorBuilder::ValidateEnumOptions(const EnumDescriptor* enm,

src/google/protobuf/descriptor_unittest.cc

@@ -5892,6 +5892,24 @@ TEST_F(ValidationErrorTest, JsonNameOptionOnExtensions) {
       "extension fields.\n");
 }
 
+TEST_F(ValidationErrorTest, JsonNameEmbeddedNull) {
+  BuildFileWithErrors(
+      "name: \"foo.proto\" "
+      "package: \"foo\" "
+      "message_type {"
+      "  name: \"Foo\""
+      "  field {"
+      "    name: \"value\""
+      "    number: 10"
+      "    label: LABEL_OPTIONAL"
+      "    type: TYPE_INT32"
+      "    json_name: \"embedded\\000null\""
+      "  }"
+      "}",
+      "foo.proto: foo.Foo.value: OPTION_NAME: json_name cannot have embedded "
+      "null characters.\n");
+}
+
 TEST_F(ValidationErrorTest, DuplicateExtensionFieldNumber) {
   BuildDescriptorMessagesInTestPool();