protobuf vulnerabilities

2022-12-0817:57:48

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osv.dev

8.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

6.5 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

0.017 Low

EPSS

Percentile

87.5%

JSON

It was discovered that protobuf did not properly manage memory when serializing
large messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications
using protobuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5237)

It was discovered that protobuf did not properly manage memory when parsing
specifically crafted messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause applications using protobuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2022-1941)