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
- Davegamble Cjson
- N/a — versions n/a
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.