CVE-2015-5237 (High) detected in protobuf-java-3.0.2.jar - autoclosed

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CVE-2015-5237 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - protobuf-java-3.0.2.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: /tmp/ws-scm/zulondb/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /root/.m2/repository/com/google/protobuf/protobuf-java/3.0.2/protobuf-java-3.0.2.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• zkbind-8.6.0.jar (Root Library)
  • zul-8.6.0.jar
    • zk-8.6.0.jar
      • closure-compiler-unshaded-v20170626.jar
        • ❌ protobuf-java-3.0.2.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 36bfcf4d3a94a9011dd54b175f794ff3b43f47a9

Vulnerability Details

protobuf allows remote authenticated attackers to cause a heap-based buffer overflow.

Publish Date: 2017-09-25

URL: CVE-2015-5237

CVSS 3 Score Details (8.8)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: protocolbuffers/protobuf#760

Release Date: 2017-09-25

Fix Resolution: 3.4.0

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✔️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.