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CVE-2015-5237

Published: 25 September 2017

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

Notes

AuthorNote
seth-arnold
since the message parsing limit defaults
to 64 megabytes a software author would have to change the limit in order
to handle larger messages anyway, and is thus unlikely to generate these
messages in the short-term. (There is no actual limit on generation, so
this might be an issue today -- it is just not a priority for the
maintainer.)
mdeslaur
per upstream bug, this was fixed in 3.4.0

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
protobuf
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Ignored
(end of life)
eoan Ignored
(end of life)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
impish Not vulnerable
(3.12.4-1ubuntu3)
bionic Needed

groovy Ignored
(end of life)
hirsute Ignored
(end of life)
jammy Not vulnerable
(3.12.4-1ubuntu5)
xenial
Released (2.6.1-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(3.12.4-1ubuntu5)
lunar Not vulnerable
(3.12.4-1ubuntu5)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
focal Not vulnerable
(3.6.1.3-2ubuntu5)
trusty Needed

upstream
Released (3.4.0)
vivid Ignored
(end of life)
mantic Not vulnerable
(3.12.4-1ubuntu5)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H