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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/94df772485c92866ca417d92137747b2e3b0a917	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/30	Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/2	Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:cjson_project:cjson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2019-04-29 14:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:59

NVD link : CVE-2016-10749

Mitre link : CVE-2016-10749

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-10749

JSON object : View

Products Affected

cjson_project

cjson

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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