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CVE-2015-5237

high

Description

protobuf allows remote authenticated attackers to cause a heap-based buffer overflow.

References

https://github.com/google/protobuf/issues/760

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256426

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/27/2

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf7539287c90be979bac94af9aaba34118fbf968864944b4871af48dd%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E

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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd64381fb8f92d640c1975dc50dcdf1b8512e02a2a7b20292d3565cae%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71dac1d9dd4e8a8ae3dbc033aeae514eda9be1263c1df3b42a530a2%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E

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Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-09-25

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.7

Vector: 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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00488