CVE-2015-5237

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

4.96% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 91.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2017-09-25 17:00Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 06:41Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2015-07-01

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

7479f60aaeb8baac9dcff22b47c2e51f069620f62800831af6567bf4cfb32112

• github.comhttps://github.com/google/protobuf/issues/760x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20150827 CVE-2015-5237: Integer overflow in protobuf serialization (currently minor)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/27/2mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256426x_refsource_CONFIRM
• lists.apache.org[drill-dev] 20191017 Dependencies used by Drill contain known vulnerabilitieshttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[drill-dev] 20191021 [jira] [Created] (DRILL-7416) Updates required to dependencies to resolve potential security vulnerabilitieshttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[drill-issues] 20191021 [jira] [Created] (DRILL-7416) Updates required to dependencies to resolve potential security vulnerabilitieshttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[pulsar-commits] 20200425 [GitHub] [pulsar] guyv opened a new issue #6818: pulsar-client vulnerability CVE-2015-5237 (shaded protobuf-java:2.4.)https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra28fed69eef3a71e5fe5daea001d0456b05b102044237330ec5c7c82%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[pulsar-commits] 20200428 [GitHub] [pulsar] gaoran10 edited a comment on issue #6818: pulsar-client vulnerability CVE-2015-5237 (shaded protobuf-java:2.4.1)https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r17dc6f394429f6bffb5e4c66555d93c2e9923cbbdc5a93db9a56c1c7%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[pulsar-commits] 20200428 [GitHub] [pulsar] gaoran10 commented on issue #6818: pulsar-client vulnerability CVE-2015-5237 (shaded protobuf-java:2.4.1)https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r42e47994734cd1980ef3e204a40555336e10cc80096927aca2f37d90%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[pulsar-commits] 20200428 [GitHub] [pulsar] guyv commented on issue #6818: pulsar-client vulnerability CVE-2015-5237 (shaded protobuf-java:2.4.1)https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re6d04a214424a97ea59c62190d79316edf311a0a6346524dfef3b940%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[pulsar-commits] 20200428 [GitHub] [pulsar] guyv edited a comment on issue #6818: pulsar-client vulnerability CVE-2015-5237 (shaded protobuf-java:2.4.1)https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1263fa5b51e4ec3cb8f09ff40e4747428c71198e9bee93349ec96a3c%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[pulsar-commits] 20200430 [GitHub] [pulsar] sijie commented on issue #6818: pulsar-client vulnerability CVE-2015-5237 (shaded protobuf-java:2.4.1)https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r42ef6acfb0d86a2df0c2390702ecbe97d2104a331560f2790d17ca69%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[pulsar-commits] 20200506 [GitHub] [pulsar] gaoran10 commented on issue #6818: pulsar-client vulnerability CVE-2015-5237 (shaded protobuf-java:2.4.1)https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb71dac1d9dd4e8a8ae3dbc033aeae514eda9be1263c1df3b42a530a2%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[pulsar-commits] 20200506 [GitHub] [pulsar] gaoran10 edited a comment on issue #6818: pulsar-client vulnerability CVE-2015-5237 (shaded protobuf-java:2.4.1)https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r320dc858da88846ba00bb077bcca2cdf75b7dde0f6eb3a3d60dba6a1%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[pulsar-commits] 20200506 [GitHub] [pulsar] sijie commented on issue #6818: pulsar-client vulnerability CVE-2015-5237 (shaded protobuf-java:2.4.1)https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r85c9a764b573c786224688cc906c27e28343e18f5b33387f94cae90f%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[flink-dev] 20200806 Dependency vulnerabilities with Apache Flink 1.10.1 versionhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r02e39d7beb32eebcdbb4b516e95f67d71c90d5d462b26f4078d21eeb%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[flink-user] 20200806 Dependency vulnerabilities with Apache Flink 1.10.1 versionhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r02e39d7beb32eebcdbb4b516e95f67d71c90d5d462b26f4078d21eeb%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[pulsar-commits] 20210120 [GitHub] [pulsar] fmiguelez opened a new issue #9250: Protobuf version used in broker and client affected by vulnerability CVE-2015-5237https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5e52caf41dc49df55b4ee80758356fe1ff2a88179ff24c685de7c28d%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[pulsar-commits] 20210120 [GitHub] [pulsar] merlimat commented on issue #9250: Protobuf version used in broker and client affected by vulnerability CVE-2015-5237https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf7539287c90be979bac94af9aaba34118fbf968864944b4871af48dd%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[pulsar-commits] 20210128 [GitHub] [pulsar] codelipenghui closed issue #9250: Protobuf version used in broker and client affected by vulnerability CVE-2015-5237https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1d274d647b3c2060df9be21eade4ce56d3a59998cf19ac72662dd994%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[spark-issues] 20210624 [jira] [Assigned] (SPARK-35877) Spark Protobuf jar has CVE issue CVE-2015-5237https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb40dc9d63a5331bce8e80865b7fa3af9dd31e16555affd697b6f3526%40%3Cissues.spark.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[spark-issues] 20210624 [jira] [Commented] (SPARK-35877) Spark Protobuf jar has CVE issue CVE-2015-5237https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4886108206d4c535db9b20c813fe4723d4fe6a91b9278382af8b9d08%40%3Cissues.spark.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[spark-issues] 20210624 [jira] [Created] (SPARK-35877) Spark Protobuf jar has CVE issue CVE-2015-5237https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5741f4dbdd129dbb9885f5fb170dc1b24a06b9313bedef5e67fded94%40%3Cissues.spark.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[spark-issues] 20210720 [jira] [Resolved] (SPARK-35877) Spark Protobuf jar has CVE issue CVE-2015-5237https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r14fa8d38d5757254f1a2e112270c996711d514de2e3b01c93d397ab4%40%3Cissues.spark.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[hadoop-common-dev] 20210823 [jira] [Created] (HADOOP-17860) Upgrade third party protobuf-java-2.5.0.jar to address vulnerabilities CVEs #CVE-2015-5237https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r00d9ab1fc0f1daf14cd4386564dd84f7889404438d81462c86dfa836%40%3Ccommon-dev.hadoop.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[hadoop-common-issues] 20210823 [jira] [Updated] (HADOOP-17860) Upgrade third party protobuf-java-2.5.0.jar to address vulnerabilities #CVE-2015-5237https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r764fc66435ee4d185d359c28c0887d3e5866d7292a8d5598d9e7cbc4%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[hadoop-common-issues] 20210823 [jira] [Created] (HADOOP-17860) Upgrade third party protobuf-java-2.5.0.jar to address vulnerabilities CVEs #CVE-2015-5237https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2ea33ce5591a9cb9ed52750b6ab42ab658f529a7028c3166ba93c7d5%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[hadoop-common-issues] 20210823 [jira] [Commented] (HADOOP-17860) Upgrade third party protobuf-java-2.5.0.jar to address vulnerabilities #CVE-2015-5237https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0ca83171c4898dc92b86fa6f484a7be1dc96206765f4d01dce0f1b28%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[hbase-issues] 20210828 [jira] [Commented] (HBASE-26234) Protobuf-java-2.5.0.jar Has Several Security Vulnerabilities,CVE-2015-5237,CVE-2019-15544https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4ef574a5621b0e670a3ce641e9922543e34f22bf4c9ee9584aa67fcf%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[hbase-dev] 20210828 [jira] [Created] (HBASE-26234) Protobuf-java-2.5.0.jar Has Several Security Vulnerabilities,CVE-2015-5237,CVE-2019-15544https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r00097d0b5b6164ea428554007121d5dc1f88ba2af7b9e977a10572cd%40%3Cdev.hbase.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[hbase-issues] 20210828 [jira] [Created] (HBASE-26234) Protobuf-java-2.5.0.jar Has Several Security Vulnerabilities,CVE-2015-5237,CVE-2019-15544https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd64381fb8f92d640c1975dc50dcdf1b8512e02a2a7b20292d3565cae%40%3Cissues.hbase.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[hadoop-common-issues] 20210902 [jira] [Updated] (HADOOP-17860) Upgrade third party protobuf-java-2.5.0.jar to address vulnerabilities #CVE-2015-5237, CVE-2019-15544https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7fed8dd9bee494094e7011cf3c2ab75bd8754ea314c6734688c42932%40%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST