Vulnerability · Published May 3, 2024 · Assigned by Google
CVE-2024-2410Use after free in C++ protobuf
High 7.6
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in protobuf from protocolbuffers. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The JsonToBinaryStream() function is part of the protocol buffers C++ implementation and is used to parse JSON from a stream. If the input is broken up into separate chunks in a certain way, the parser will attempt to read bytes from a chunk that has already been freed.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| protocolbuffers | protobuf | 4.22.0 – before 4.25.0 |
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L