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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2015-5237
high Nessus Plugin ID 218864
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Synopsis
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.Description
The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.- protobuf allows remote authenticated attackers to cause a heap-based buffer overflow. (CVE-2015-5237)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.
Solution
There is no known solution at this time.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-5237
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 218864
File Name: unpatched_CVE_2015_5237.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 3/4/2025
Updated: 9/4/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-5237
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:protobuf-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:protobuf-lite, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:protobuf-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:protobuf-lite, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:protobuf-emacs-el, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:protobuf-java, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:protobuf-lite-static, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:protobuf-python, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:protobuf-static, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:protobuf-vim, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:protobuf-emacs-el, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:protobuf-java, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:protobuf-lite-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:protobuf-python, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:protobuf-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:protobuf-vim, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:protobuf, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:protobuf-compiler, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:protobuf-lite-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:protobuf, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:protobuf-compiler, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:protobuf-lite-devel, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:protobuf, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:protobuf, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:protobuf-emacs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:protobuf-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:protobuf-emacs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:protobuf-javadoc
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/27/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-5237