Buffer overflow in Arduino JSON Project
CVE-2015-4590
The extractFrom function in Internals/QuotedString.cpp in Arduino JSON before 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a JSON string with a \ (backslash) followed by a terminator, as demonstrated by "\\\0", which triggers a buffer overflow and over-read.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (85.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/commit/5e7b9ec688d79e7b16ec7064e1d37e8481a31e72
- github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/pull/81 (Exploit)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/6 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75150 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-4590?
- CVE-2015-4590 is a vulnerability in Arduino JSON Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-06-22.
- Is CVE-2015-4590 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.