VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-10749
parse_string in cJSON.c in cJSON before 2016-10-02 has a buffer over-read, as demonstrated by a string that begins with a " character and ends with a \ character.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.47%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
parse_string in cJSON.c in cJSON before 2016-10-02 has a buffer over-read, as demonstrated by a string that begins with a " character and ends with a \ character.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.47% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- davegamble/cjson
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/94df772485c92866ca417d92137747b2e3b0a917Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/30Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/2Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/94df772485c92866ca417d92137747b2e3b0a917Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/30Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/2Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.