Improper input validation in Jansson Project
CVE-2016-4425
Jansson 2.7 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (deep recursion, stack consumption, and crash) via crafted JSON data.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/3 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/01/5 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/02/1 (mailing-list)
- github.com/akheron/jansson/issues/282 (Patch)
- github.com/akheron/jansson/pull/284 (Patch)
- github.com/akheron/jansson/pull/284/commits/64ce0ad3731ebd77e02897b07920eadd0e2…
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3577 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4425?
- CVE-2016-4425 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jansson Project, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-05-17.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4425?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.