CVE-2016-10749

CRITICAL

9.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published4/29/2019

Last Modified7/22/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

davegamble:cjson

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125

References

https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/94df772485c92866ca417d92137747b2e3b0a917(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/30(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/2(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/94df772485c92866ca417d92137747b2e3b0a917(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/30(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/2(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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