CVE-2024-7254

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2024-7254
Any project that parses untrusted Protocol Buffers data containing an arbitrary number of nested groups / series of SGROUP tags can corrupted by exceeding the stack limit i.e. StackOverflow. Parsing nested groups as unknown fields with DiscardUnknownFieldsParser or Java Protobuf Lite parser, or against Protobuf map fields, creates unbounded recursions that can be abused by an attacker.

7.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/commit/cc8b3483a5584b3301e3d43d17eb59704857ffaa Patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241213-0010/ Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250418-0006/ Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-javalite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-javalite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-javalite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin-lite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin-lite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin-lite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:bluexp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_tools:10:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
History

13 Aug 2025, 10:37

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:3.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:4.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:3.25.5:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-javalite:3.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin-lite:4.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-javalite:4.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:4.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:4.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-javalite:4.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:3.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:4.27.5:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin-lite:4.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin-lite:3.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:4.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:4.28.2:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*		 cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin-lite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-javalite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

30 Jul 2025, 16:10

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:3.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-javalite:3.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin-lite:4.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:4.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-javalite:4.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:4.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:3.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin-lite:4.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin-lite:3.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:4.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:4.28.2:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:4.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:bluexp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-javalite:4.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_tools:10:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:4.27.5:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:3.25.5:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
References () https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/commit/cc8b3483a5584b3301e3d43d17eb59704857ffaa - () https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/commit/cc8b3483a5584b3301e3d43d17eb59704857ffaa - Patch
References () https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250418-0006/ - () https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250418-0006/ - Third Party Advisory
References () https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241213-0010/ - () https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241213-0010/ - Third Party Advisory
CWE CWE-787
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5
First Time Netapp bluexp
Google
Google protobuf-javalite
Google protobuf-java
Google protobuf-kotlin
Netapp ontap Tools
Google protobuf
Netapp
Netapp active Iq Unified Manager
Google protobuf-kotlin-lite

19 Apr 2025, 01:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250418-0006/ -

13 Dec 2024, 14:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241213-0010/ -

19 Sep 2024, 01:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2024-09-19 01:15

Updated : 2025-08-13 10:37

NVD link : CVE-2024-7254

Mitre link : CVE-2024-7254

JSON object : View

Products Affected

google

  • protobuf-javalite
  • protobuf
  • protobuf-java
  • protobuf-kotlin-lite
  • protobuf-kotlin

netapp

  • bluexp
  • active_iq_unified_manager
  • ontap_tools
CWE
CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write