Vulnerability · Published Apr 13, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-48468
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity integer overflow in the protobuf-c package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 69.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
protobuf-c before 1.4.1 has an unsigned integer overflow in parse_required_member.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | protobuf-c | 1.3.0-8.el8 | ALSA-2023:6944 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | protobuf-c | 1.3.3-13.el9 | ALSA-2023:6621 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | protobuf-c-compiler | 1.3.0-8.el8 | ALSA-2023:6944 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | protobuf-c-compiler | 1.3.3-13.el9 | ALSA-2023:6621 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | protobuf-c-devel | 1.3.0-8.el8 | ALSA-2023:6944 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | protobuf-c-devel | 1.3.3-13.el9 | ALSA-2023:6621 |
| Debian:12 | libsignal-protocol-c | 2.3.3-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48468 |
| Debian:13 | libsignal-protocol-c | 2.3.3-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48468 |
| Debian:14 | libsignal-protocol-c | 2.3.3-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48468 |
| Debian:12 | protobuf-c | 1.4.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48468 |
| Debian:13 | protobuf-c | 1.4.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48468 |
| Debian:14 | protobuf-c | 1.4.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48468 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | protobuf-c | 0:1.3.3-13.el9 | RLSA-2023:6621 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | protobuf-c | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48468 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-190 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c/issues/499
- https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c/pull/513
- https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c/commit/ec3d900001a13ccdaa8aef996b34c61159c76217
- https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c/releases/tag/v1.4.1
- FEDORA-2023-4e094d5297 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-6cfe134db6 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-8b0938312e vendor-advisory