VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2024-25713
yyjson through 0.8.0 has a double free, leading to remote code execution in some cases, because the pool_free function lacks loop checks.
HIGH 8.6EPSS 1.84%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
yyjson through 0.8.0 has a double free, leading to remote code execution in some cases, because the pool_free function lacks loop checks. (pool_free is part of the pool series allocator, along with pool_malloc and pool_realloc.)
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
- EPSS
- 1.84% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- ibireme/yyjson · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/ibireme/yyjson/security/advisories/GHSA-q4m7-9pcm-fpxhExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6KQ67T4R7QEWURW5NMCCVLTBASL4ECHE/Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NNICQVIF7BRYFWYRL3HPVAJIPXN4OVTX/Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TKQPEREDUDKGYJMFNFDQVYCVLWDRO2Y2/Mailing List
- https://github.com/ibireme/yyjson/security/advisories/GHSA-q4m7-9pcm-fpxhExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6KQ67T4R7QEWURW5NMCCVLTBASL4ECHE/Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NNICQVIF7BRYFWYRL3HPVAJIPXN4OVTX/Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TKQPEREDUDKGYJMFNFDQVYCVLWDRO2Y2/Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6KQ67T4R7QEWURW5NMCCVLTBASL4ECHE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NNICQVIF7BRYFWYRL3HPVAJIPXN4OVTX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TKQPEREDUDKGYJMFNFDQVYCVLWDRO2Y2/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.