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
EPSS: 0.026 (84.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Arduino_json_project Arduino_json
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
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.