Use after free in C++ protobuf
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00332 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial protobuf (protocolbuffers): 4.25.0Red Hat: 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| protocolbuffers | protobuf | 4.22.0 to before 4.25.0 | 4.25.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- protobuf Vendorprotocolbuffers Affected 4.22.0 to before 4.25.0 Fixed in 4.25.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA protobuf (protocolbuffers) Fixed in 4.25.0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2410
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h86c-v8g6-46f2
References
More protocolbuffers vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-05625 Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the Protobuf PHP library during the parsing of untrusted input CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-2410 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-2410 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h86c-v8g6-46f2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-2410 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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