Denial of Service Vulnerability in cJSON Library by Dave Gamble
CVE-2018-1000215

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Cjson Project

Status
Cjson
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 August 2018

What is CVE-2018-1000215?

The cJSON library developed by Dave Gamble, specifically in versions 1.7.6 and earlier, is susceptible to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack due to a vulnerability identified as CWE-772. This flaw can allow an attacker to exploit low memory situations by forcing the system to print data, leading to potential memory leaks. This can disrupt normal operations, causing service outages for affected applications. The issue has been resolved in version 1.7.7, emphasizing the importance of updating to this or later versions to mitigate the risk.

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References

https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/267
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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