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CVE-2024-2410

Use after free in C++ protobuf

Published: May 3, 2024Updated: Jul 22, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-416
NVD MITRE
7.6CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 75.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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 Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-416

Affected Products

Red Hat OpenStack PlatformRed Hat Inc.
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
ProtobufGoogle Inc
On-prem
Mobile Apps / android-app
protobufprotocolbuffers
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
protobufgoogle
On-prem
Mobile Apps / android-app
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
google inccommercialUSMobile Appsaka google
protocolbuffersoss-projectOSS Librariesaka protocolbuffers, python-protobuf, protobuf
googlecommercialUSMobile Appsaka google inc, google llc

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/commit/b955165ebdcc5a8ba9c267230d6305f4e3d9c118
github.com
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h86c-v8g6-46f2
github.com
https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v25.0
github.com
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Timeline

Published
May 3, 2024
Last Updated
Jul 22, 2025

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