CVE-2024-53984 (CVSS 4.3)

Description

Nanopb is a small code-size Protocol Buffers implementation. When the compile time option PB_ENABLE_MALLOC is enabled, the message contains at least one field with FT_POINTER field type, custom stream callback is used with unknown stream length. and the pb_decode_ex() function is used with flag PB_DECODE_DELIMITED, then the pb_decode_ex() function does not automatically call pb_release(), like is done for other failure cases. This could lead to memory leak and potential denial-of-service. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.4.9.1.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

4.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-401 CWE-401

CWE-755 CWE-755

References

Other References

https://github.com/nanopb/nanopb/commit/2b86c255aa52250438d5aba124d0e86db495b378 https://github.com/nanopb/nanopb/security/advisories/GHSA-xwqq-qxmw-hj5r

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-53984? +

Nanopb is a small code-size Protocol Buffers implementation. When the compile time option PB_ENABLE_MALLOC is enabled, the message contains at least one field with FT_POINTER field type, custom stream callback is used with unknown stream length. and the pb_decode_ex() function is used with flag PB_DECODE_DELIMITED, then the pb_decode_ex() function does not automatically call pb_release(), like is done for other failure cases. This could lead to memory leak and potential denial-of-service. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.4.9.1. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-53984? +

CVE-2024-53984 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-53984? +

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