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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-7254 · published 19 September 2024

CVE-2024-7254: Google protobuf uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability

Google · Protobuf

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.

8.7 CVSS 4.0 High EPSS 2.8% · top 14.2% CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumptionCWE-674 · CWE-674
8.7CVSS 4.0 base score
2.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
8Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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:

Affected products

8 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-7254), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.