HIGH
protobuf: integer overflow in serialization
Published Sep 25, 2017
8.7
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 4.96%
Description
protobuf allows remote authenticated attackers to cause a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
protobuf
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | protobuf | Affected | n/a |
google/protobuf
Packagist
Introduced 0 Fixed 3.4.0protobuf
PyPI
Introduced 0 Fixed 3.4.0Google.Protobuf
NuGet
Introduced 0 Fixed 3.4.0com.google.protobuf:protobuf-parent
Maven
Introduced 0 Fixed 3.4.0github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf
Go
Introduced 0 Fixed 3.4.0
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | google/protobuf | 0 | 3.4.0 |
| PyPI | protobuf | 0 | 3.4.0 |
| NuGet | Google.Protobuf | 0 | 3.4.0 |
| Maven | com.google.protobuf:protobuf-parent | 0 | 3.4.0 |
| Go | github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf | 0 | 3.4.0 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
8.7 HIGH GHSA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality High
Vulnerable System Integrity High
Vulnerable System Availability High
Subsequent System Confidentiality None
Subsequent System Integrity None
Subsequent System Availability None
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.96% 0.04963
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04963
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.96% (0.04963) | 91.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.06% (0.05064) | 91.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.49% (0.00488) | 62.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.66% (0.02656) | 76.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.49% (0.00488) | 63.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.68% (0.01682) | 88.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 1.68% (0.01682) | 87.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.68% (0.01682) | 85.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.30% (0.01299) | 83.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 81.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 80.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 58.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (69)
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- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/issues/5796
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- https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.4.0
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/protobuf/PYSEC-2017-150.yaml
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5237
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5237
Change history (0)
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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Sep 25, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jul 1, 2015
Link CVE-2015-5237
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-JWVW-V7C5-M82H Updated n/a