VDB-262981 · CVE-2024-2410 · Nessus 210725

protocolbuffers protobuf up to 4.24.x JsonToBinaryStream use after free

CVSS Meta Temp Score CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.	Current Exploit Price (≈) Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.	CTI Interest Score Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
8.2	$0-$5k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in protocolbuffers protobuf up to 4.24.x. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects the function JsonToBinaryStream. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-2410. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in protocolbuffers protobuf up to 4.24.x. Affected by this vulnerability is the function JsonToBinaryStream. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-2410 since 03/12/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 210725 (CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: mysql (CVE-2024-2410)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.25.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (210725). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

protocolbuffers

Name

protobuf

Version

Website

Product: https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.6
CNA Vector (Google Inc.): 🔍

CVSSv2info

AV	AC	Au	C	I	A
💳	💳	💳	💳	💳	💳
💳	💳	💳	💳	💳	💳
💳	💳	💳	💳	💳	💳

Vector	Complexity	Authentication	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock
Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock
Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-Day	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock
Today	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock

Nessus ID: 210725
Nessus Name: CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: mysql (CVE-2024-2410)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: protobuf 4.25.0

Timelineinfo

03/12/2024 🔍
05/03/2024 +51 days 🔍
05/03/2024 +0 days 🔍
07/23/2025 +445 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-2410 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-2410
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-262981

Entryinfo

Created: 05/03/2024 15:24
Updated: 07/23/2025 00:01
Changes: 05/03/2024 15:24 (64), 11/10/2024 04:47 (3), 07/23/2025 00:01 (12)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.