Critical severity · published May 3, 2024
CVE-2024-2410
The JsonToBinaryStream() function is part of the protocol buffers C++ implementation and is used to parse JSON from a stream
9.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PR
Protobuf · Google
4.22.0 before 4.25.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2410
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2410
Release Notes
https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v25.0
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