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CVE-2015-5237

protobuf allows remote authenticated attackers to cause a heap-based buffer overflow.

protobuf allows remote authenticated attackers to cause a heap-based buffer overflow.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.00763
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
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Affected Products & Versions

1
google protobuf<= 3.1.0
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Affected Packages

5
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Go github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf HIGH fixed in 3.4.0
Maven com.google.protobuf:protobuf-parent HIGH fixed in 3.4.0
NuGet Google.Protobuf HIGH fixed in 3.4.0
Packagist google/protobuf HIGH fixed in 3.4.0
PyPI protobuf fixed in 3.1.0.post1
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD25 Sep 2017 · 05:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

1
usnUSN-5769-1
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References & Sources

32
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/27/2Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256426Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/google/protobuf/issues/760Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
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