5.5

CVE-2022-48468: protobuf-c_project protobuf-c Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2023:1979-1SUSE-SU-2023:2143-1RHSA-2023:6621
Published 13-04-2023Last modified 13-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-48468 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in protobuf-c_project protobuf-c. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-04-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

protobuf-c before 1.4.1 has an unsigned integer overflow in parse_required_member.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.37% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse16 products
  • protobuf-c&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 7< 1.3.2-150200.3.3.1
  • protobuf-c&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1< 1.3.2-150200.3.3.1
  • protobuf-c&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS< 1.3.0-150000.3.3.1
  • protobuf-c&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS< 1.3.2-150200.3.3.1
  • protobuf-c&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS< 1.3.2-150200.3.3.1
Redhat6 products
  • protobuf-c< 0:1.3.0-8.el8_8 | < 0:1.3.3-13.el9 | < 0:1.3.0-8.el8 | < 0:1.3.0-8.el8_6
  • protobuf-c-compiler< 0:1.3.0-8.el8_8 | < 0:1.3.3-13.el9 | < 0:1.3.0-8.el8 | < 0:1.3.0-8.el8_6
  • protobuf-c-compiler-debuginfo< 0:1.3.0-8.el8_8 | < 0:1.3.3-13.el9 | < 0:1.3.0-8.el8 | < 0:1.3.0-8.el8_6
  • protobuf-c-debuginfo< 0:1.3.0-8.el8_8 | < 0:1.3.3-13.el9 | < 0:1.3.0-8.el8 | < 0:1.3.0-8.el8_6
  • protobuf-c-debugsource< 0:1.3.0-8.el8_8 | < 0:1.3.3-13.el9 | < 0:1.3.0-8.el8 | < 0:1.3.0-8.el8_6
Debian2 products
  • libsignal-protocol-c< 2.3.3-3
  • protobuf-c< 1.4.1-1
Opensuse2 products
  • libsignal-protocol-c&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 2.3.3-2.1
  • protobuf-c&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.4< 1.3.2-150200.3.3.1
Protobuf-c_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • protobuf-cAll versions (No fix recorded)

6 vendors · 28 products

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