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CVE-2016-10749 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/94df772485c92866ca417d92137747b2e3b0a917 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/30 CVEExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/2 CVEExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/94df772485c92866ca417d92137747b2e3b0a917 [email protected]PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/30 [email protected]ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
davegamble cjson
< 0.0.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:davegamble:cjson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-10749
NVD Published Date:
Apr 29, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-10749 Details - Not Deferred