CVE-2016-4425
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-4425 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-05-17 14:08:12 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | Jansson 2.7 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (deep recursion, stack consumption, and crash) via crafted JSON data. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-20 | CWE-674 | n/a | CWE-674 CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ADP | DECLARED | 6.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | Secondary | 6.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Jansson Project | Jansson | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fix for issue #282 by dev-zzo · Pull Request #284 · akheron/jansson · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Jansson: stack exhaustion parsing a JSON file | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| oss-security - CVE Request: Jansson: stack exhaustion parsing a JSON file | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Debian -- Page not found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Fix for issue #282 by dev-zzo · Pull Request #284 · akheron/jansson · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Patch |
| Stack exhaustion parsing a JSON file · Issue #282 · akheron/jansson · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Patch |
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Jansson: stack exhaustion parsing a JSON file | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 671095 EulerOS Security Update for jansson (EulerOS-SA-2019-2597)