Buffer overflow in Google Google-protobuf [Jruby Gem]
CVE-2024-7254
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 Dis…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.028 (84.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Google Google-protobuf [Jruby Gem] — versions 0
- Google Protobuf
- Google Protobuf-java — versions 0
- Google Protobuf-javalite — versions 0
- Google Protobuf-kotlin — versions 0
- Google Protobuf-kotlin-lite
- Google Protobuf-kotllin-lite — versions 0
- Google Protocol Buffers — versions 0
- Netapp Active_iq_unified_manager
- Netapp Bluexp
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve-coordination@google.com (Patch)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-7254?
- CVE-2024-7254 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Google-protobuf [Jruby Gem], classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-09-19.
- How severe is CVE-2024-7254?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-7254 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.