Out-of-bounds Read in Davegamble Cjson

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.025 (82.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10749?
CVE-2016-10749 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Davegamble Cjson, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-04-29.
How severe is CVE-2016-10749?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10749 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.