CVE-2024-7254
Stack overflow in Protocol Buffers Java Lite
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 19, 2024, 1:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 8, 2025, 10:15 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2024-7254
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected packages to a patched version.
- Apply the latest vendor security updates, if available.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2024-7254 has a 3 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2024-7254.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/commit/cc8b3483a5584b3301e3d43d17eb59704857ffaa | Patch |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241213-0010/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250418-0006/ | Third Party Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-7254 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-7254
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Reconfigures prometheus-metrics-exposition-formats to remove protobuf
actuator protobuf spring spring-boot prometheus-metrics-exposition-formats eol
Java
None
Dockerfile
Java library with some basic DB API (neither JDBC nor JPA)
CSS Java HTML
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2024-7254 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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TheCyberThrone
Atlassian’s Security Advisory Addresses Multiple Vulnerabilities
In February 2025, Atlassian released a comprehensive security advisory addressing 12 critical and high-severity vulnerabilities across its suite of products, including Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence, C ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2024-7254 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 08, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE CWE-400 Added CWE CWE-674 Removed CWE CWE-20 -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Aug. 13, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:3.25.5:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:4.27.5:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:4.28.2:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:3.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:4.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-javalite:3.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:3.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin-lite:3.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin-lite:4.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-javalite:4.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:4.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:4.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-javalite:4.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:4.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin-lite:4.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.25.5 *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (excluding) 4.27.5 *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* versions from (including) 4.28.0 up to (excluding) 4.28.2 *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.25.5 *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (excluding) 4.27.5 *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.28.0 up to (excluding) 4.28.2 *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-javalite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.25.5 *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-javalite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (excluding) 4.27.5 *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-javalite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.28.0 up to (excluding) 4.28.2 *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.25.5 *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (excluding) 4.27.5 *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.28.0 up to (excluding) 4.28.2 *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin-lite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.25.5 *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin-lite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (excluding) 4.27.5 *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin-lite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.28.0 up to (including) 4.28.2 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 30, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-787 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:3.25.5:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:4.27.5:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf:4.28.2:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:3.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:4.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-javalite:3.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:3.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin-lite:3.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin-lite:4.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-javalite:4.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:4.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-java:4.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-javalite:4.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin:4.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:protobuf-kotlin-lite:4.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:bluexp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_tools:10:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* Added Reference Type Google Inc.: https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/commit/cc8b3483a5584b3301e3d43d17eb59704857ffaa Types: Patch Added Reference Type CVE: https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241213-0010/ Types: Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type CVE: https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250418-0006/ Types: Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Apr. 19, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250418-0006/ -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Dec. 13, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241213-0010/ -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 19, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added Reference Google Inc. https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/commit/cc8b3483a5584b3301e3d43d17eb59704857ffaa [No types assigned] Added CWE Google Inc. CWE-20 Added CVSS V4.0 Google Inc. CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X