CVE-2024-7254

Stack overflow in Protocol Buffers Java Lite

HIGH

7.5

CVSS Score

Published: September 19, 2024 at 12:18 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:19 AM UTC

10 products affected across 3 vendorsActive IQ Unified ManagerOntap ToolsBluexp

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Severity

HIGH7.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Protobuf · Googlerubygems

95%

v < 28.2v < 3.25.54.0.0 ≤ v < 4.27.54.28.0 ≤ v < 4.28.2

Affected range stops below 28.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 3.25.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.27.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.28.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Protobuf Java · Google

95%

v < 3.25.5v < 4.27.5v < 4.28.24.0.0 ≤ v < 4.27.54.28.0 ≤ v < 4.28.2

Affected range stops below 3.25.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.27.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.28.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Protobuf Javalite · Google

95%

v < 3.25.5v < 4.27.5v < 4.28.24.0.0 ≤ v < 4.27.54.28.0 ≤ v < 4.28.2

Affected range stops below 3.25.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.27.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.28.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Protobuf Kotlin · Google

95%

v < 3.25.5v < 4.27.5v < 4.28.24.0.0 ≤ v < 4.27.54.28.0 ≤ v < 4.28.2

Affected range stops below 3.25.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.27.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.28.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Protobuf Kotlin Lite · Google

95%

v < 3.25.5v < 4.27.5v < 4.28.24.0.0 ≤ v < 4.27.54.27 ≤ v < 4.27.54.28 ≤ v < 4.28.24.28.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.28.24.27 4.28

Affected range stops below 3.25.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.27.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.28.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Active IQ Unified Manager · NetAppnpm

95%

All versions

Bluexp · NetApp

95%

All versions

Ontap Tools · NetApp

95%

Protobuf · Protocolbuffers

85%

All versions

Google Protobuf · Googlerubygems

60%

v < 3.25.5v < 4.27.5v < 4.28.2

Affected range stops below 3.25.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.27.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.28.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/commit/cc8b3483a5584b3301e3d43d17eb59704857ffaa

References (3)

Patch

Source: [email protected]

https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/commit/cc8b3483a5584b3301e3d43d17eb59704857ffaa

Third Party Advisory

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241213-0010/

Third Party Advisory

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250418-0006/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-400CWE-674CWE-787

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