| Name | CVE-2015-5237 |
| Description | protobuf allows remote authenticated attackers to cause a heap-based buffer overflow. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| protobuf (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2.6.1-1+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 3.0.0-9+deb9u1 | vulnerable |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 3.6.1.3-2+deb10u1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 3.12.4-1+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 3.21.12-3 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 3.21.12-10 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| protobuf | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://github.com/google/protobuf/issues/760
Upstream doesn't consider this a real issue in practice.