CVE-2025-57052

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

cJSON 1.5.0 through 1.7.18 allows out-of-bounds access via the decode_array_index_from_pointer function in cJSON_Utils.c, allowing remote attackers to bypass array bounds checking and access restricted data via malformed JSON pointer strings containing alphanumeric characters.

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

Published9/3/2025

Last Modified11/3/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

davegamble:cjson

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125CWE-129

References

https://x-0r.com/posts/cJSON-Array-Index-Parsing-Vulnerability(cve@mitre.org)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00019.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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