CVE-2016-10749 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/94df772485c92866ca417d92137747b2e3b0a917 https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/30 https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/2

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8