Resource exhaustion in Https://github.com/stleary/json-Java N/a

CVE-2023-5072

Denial of Service in JSON-Java versions up to and including 20230618.  A bug in the parser means that an input string of modest size can lead to indefinite amounts of memory being used.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (72.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-5072: held from 0.014 to 0.014.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5072?
CVE-2023-5072 is a high-severity vulnerability in Https://github.com/stleary/json-Java N/a, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-5072?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5072 known to be exploited?
18 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.