CVE-2024-2410 HIGH

CVE-2024-2410: Use after free in C++ protobuf

Vendor Protocolbuffers
Product protobuf
Weakness CWE-416
Published May 3, 2024
Last update August 1, 2024

CVSS base score

7.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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. 

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 3, 2024 CVE published
August 1, 2024 Record updated