What is CVE-2018-17072?

CVE-2018-17072 is a critical-severity vulnerability in JSON\+\+ Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2018-17072?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-17072 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Out-of-bounds Read in JSON\+\+ Project

CVE-2018-17072

JSON++ through 2016-06-15 has a buffer over-read in yyparse() in json.y.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.016 (73.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Json\+\+_project Json\+\+
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17072?: CVE-2018-17072 is a critical-severity vulnerability in JSON\+\+ Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2018-17072?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-17072 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.