usn-5769-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2022-12-08 17:57
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
protobuf vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that protobuf did not properly manage memory when serializing large messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using protobuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5237)

It was discovered that protobuf did not properly manage memory when parsing specifically crafted messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using protobuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-1941)

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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2015-5237",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "low",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2022-1941",
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                },
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                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "low",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
        }
      },
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libprotobuf-java",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libprotobuf-lite9v5",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libprotobuf9v5",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libprotoc9v5",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "protobuf-compiler",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python-protobuf",
            "binary_version": "2.6.1-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "protobuf",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/protobuf@2.6.1-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra/xenial"
      },
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that protobuf did not properly manage memory when serializing\nlarge messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications\nusing protobuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute\narbitrary code. (CVE-2015-5237)\n\nIt was discovered that protobuf did not properly manage memory when parsing\nspecifically crafted messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to\ncause applications using protobuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service.\n(CVE-2022-1941)\n",
  "id": "USN-5769-1",
  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:09Z",
  "published": "2022-12-08T17:57:48Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5769-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5237"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1941"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "protobuf vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5237",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1941"
  ]
}



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