CVE-2024-7254 (High) detected in protobuf-java-3.21.9.jar, protobuf-java-3.23.3.jar

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CVE-2024-7254 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - protobuf-java-3.21.9.jar, protobuf-java-3.23.3.jar

protobuf-java-3.21.9.jar

Core Protocol Buffers library. Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient yet extensible format.

Library home page: https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/

Path to dependency file: /hapi-fhir-cli/hapi-fhir-cli-api/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /hapi-fhir-cli/hapi-fhir-cli-api/pom.xml,/hapi-fhir-cli/hapi-fhir-cli-api/pom.xml

Dependency Hierarchy:

• hapi-fhir-jpaserver-base-7.7.3-SNAPSHOT.jar (Root Library)
  • jena-arq-4.9.0.jar
    • ❌ protobuf-java-3.21.9.jar (Vulnerable Library)

protobuf-java-3.23.3.jar

Core Protocol Buffers library. Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient yet extensible format.

Library home page: https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/

Path to dependency file: /hapi-fhir-jpaserver-uhnfhirtest/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /hapi-fhir-jpaserver-uhnfhirtest/pom.xml,/hapi-fhir-spring-boot/hapi-fhir-spring-boot-autoconfigure/pom.xml,/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-base/pom.xml,/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-test-utilities/pom.xml,/hapi-fhir-docs/pom.xml,/hapi-fhir-base/pom.xml,/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-hfql/pom.xml,/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-ips/pom.xml,/hapi-fhir-server-cds-hooks/pom.xml,/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-elastic-test-utilities/pom.xml,/hapi-fhir-storage-cr/pom.xml

Dependency Hierarchy:

• hapi-fhir-jpaserver-base-7.7.3-SNAPSHOT.jar (Root Library)
  • jena-arq-4.9.0.jar
    • ❌ protobuf-java-3.23.3.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: b59f2d05a7d0fd10c7b03bb6f0ebf97757172a71

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2024-09-19

URL: CVE-2024-7254

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7254

Release Date: 2024-09-19

Fix Resolution: com.google.protobuf:protobuf-javalite - 3.25.5,4.28.2,4.27.5;com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java - 4.27.5,3.25.5,4.28.2

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