CVE-2015-5237

high
Published 2017-09-25 · Modified 2026-05-19
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
6.5
VIR risk
8.8

Description

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

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5237

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormaffected
debian debianbullseyeaffected
debian debianforkyaffected
debian debiansidaffected
debian debiantrixieaffected

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
nuget NuGetGoogle.Protobuf<3.4.03.4.0
java Mavencom.google.protobuf:protobuf-parent<3.4.03.4.0
golang Gogithub.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf<3.4.03.4.0
php Packagistgoogle/protobuf<3.4.03.4.0
python PyPIprotobuf<3.4.03.4.0
python PyPIprotobuf<3.1.0.post13.1.0.post1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
gcp googleprotobuf{"endIncluding":"3.1.0"}

References

CWEs

CWE-787

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.