VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-6401
Jansson, possibly 2.4 and earlier, does not restrict the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted JSON document.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.97%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.97%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Jansson, possibly 2.4 and earlier, does not restrict the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted JSON document.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.97% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- jansson project/jansson
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/12099
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00057.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035538
- https://github.com/akheron/jansson/commit/8f80c2d83808150724d31793e6ade92749b1faa4
- http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/12099
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00057.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035538
- https://github.com/akheron/jansson/commit/8f80c2d83808150724d31793e6ade92749b1faa4
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.