Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2023-50472 CVE-2023-50471 |
CWE-ID | CWE-476 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
cJSON Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
Vendor | DaveGamble |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU84771
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50472
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the cJSON_SetValuestring() function in cJSON.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionscJSON: 0.0.0 - 1.7.16
CPE2.3http://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/803
http://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/releases/tag/v1.7.17
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU84772
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50471
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the cJSON_InsertItemInArray() function in cJSON.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionscJSON: 0.0.0 - 1.7.16
CPE2.3http://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/802
http://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/releases/tag/v1.7.17
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.