| 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) | 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.