SCA: security update for Google.Protobuf, com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java, github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf, google/protobuf, protobuf (GHSA-77rm-9x9h-xj3g)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 411916

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- Nullptr dereference when a null char is present in a proto symbol. The symbol is parsed incorrectly,
leading to an unchecked call into the proto file's name during generation of the resulting error message.
Since the symbol is incorrectly parsed, the file is nullptr. We recommend upgrading to version 3.15.0 or
greater. (CVE-2021-22570)

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 411916

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-22570

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Threat Score: 6.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: 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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/27/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/26/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-22570

cwe: CWE-476

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