// For flags

CVE-2024-7254

Stack overflow in Protocol Buffers Java Lite

Severity Score

8.7
*CVSS v4

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

Any project that parses untrusted Protocol Buffers data containing an arbitrary number of nested groups / series of SGROUP tags can corrupted by exceeding the stack limit i.e. StackOverflow. Parsing nested groups as unknown fields with DiscardUnknownFieldsParser or Java Protobuf Lite parser, or against Protobuf map fields, creates unbounded recursions that can be abused by an attacker.

*Credits: Alexis Challande, Trail of Bits Ecosystem Security Team <ecosystem@trailofbits.com>
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
System
Vulnerable | Subsequent
Confidentiality
None
None
Integrity
None
None
Availability
High
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-07-29 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-09-19 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-19 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-19 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Protocol Buffers
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protocol Buffers"
< 28.2
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protocol Buffers" and version " < 28.2"
en
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Protobuf-java
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-java"
< 3.25.5
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-java" and version " < 3.25.5"
en
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Protobuf-java
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-java"
< 4.27.5
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-java" and version " < 4.27.5"
en
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Protobuf-java
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-java"
< 4.28.2
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-java" and version " < 4.28.2"
en
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Protobuf-javalite
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-javalite"
< 3.25.5
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-javalite" and version " < 3.25.5"
en
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Protobuf-javalite
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-javalite"
< 4.27.5
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-javalite" and version " < 4.27.5"
en
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Protobuf-javalite
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-javalite"
< 4.28.2
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-javalite" and version " < 4.28.2"
en
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Protobuf-kotlin
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-kotlin"
< 3.25.5
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-kotlin" and version " < 3.25.5"
en
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Protobuf-kotlin
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-kotlin"
< 4.27.5
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-kotlin" and version " < 4.27.5"
en
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Protobuf-kotlin
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-kotlin"
< 4.28.2
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-kotlin" and version " < 4.28.2"
en
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Protobuf-kotllin-lite
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-kotllin-lite"
< 3.25.5
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-kotllin-lite" and version " < 3.25.5"
en
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Protobuf-kotllin-lite
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-kotllin-lite"
< 4.27.5
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-kotllin-lite" and version " < 4.27.5"
en
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Protobuf-kotllin-lite
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-kotllin-lite"
< 4.28.2
Search vendor "Google" for product "Protobuf-kotllin-lite" and version " < 4.28.2"
en
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Google-protobuf [JRu
Search vendor "Google" for product "Google-protobuf [JRu"
< 3.25.5
Search vendor "Google" for product "Google-protobuf [JRu" and version " < 3.25.5"
en
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Google-protobuf [JRu
Search vendor "Google" for product "Google-protobuf [JRu"
< 4.27.5
Search vendor "Google" for product "Google-protobuf [JRu" and version " < 4.27.5"
en
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Google-protobuf [JRu
Search vendor "Google" for product "Google-protobuf [JRu"
< 4.28.2
Search vendor "Google" for product "Google-protobuf [JRu" and version " < 4.28.2"
en
Affected