CVE-2016-4425

Published on: 05/17/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC

Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:26:58 PM UTC

CVE-2016-4425

Source: Mitre
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Certain versions of Jansson from Jansson Project contain the following vulnerability:

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.

  • CVE-2016-4425 has been assigned by [email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.

CVSS3 Score: 7.5 - HIGH

Attack
Vector ⓘ		 Attack
Complexity		 Privileges
Required		 User
Interaction
NETWORK LOW NONE NONE
Scope Confidentiality
Impact		 Integrity
Impact		 Availability
Impact
UNCHANGED NONE NONE HIGH

CVSS2 Score: 5 - MEDIUM

Access
Vector ⓘ		 Access
Complexity		 Authentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Confidentiality
Impact		 Integrity
Impact		 Availability
Impact
NONE NONE PARTIAL

CVE References

Description Tags ⓘ Link
Stack exhaustion parsing a JSON file · Issue #282 · akheron/jansson · GitHub Patch
github.com
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 URL Logo CONFIRM github.com/akheron/jansson/issues/282
Fix for issue #282 by dev-zzo · Pull Request #284 · akheron/jansson · GitHub github.com
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 URL Logo CONFIRM github.com/akheron/jansson/pull/284/commits/64ce0ad3731ebd77e02897b07920eadd0e2cc318
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Jansson: stack exhaustion parsing a JSON file www.openwall.com
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 URL Logo MLIST [oss-security] 20160503 Re: CVE Request: Jansson: stack exhaustion parsing a JSON file
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Jansson: stack exhaustion parsing a JSON file www.openwall.com
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 URL Logo MLIST [oss-security] 20160502 Re: CVE Request: Jansson: stack exhaustion parsing a JSON file
Debian -- Page not found www.debian.org
Depreciated Link
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Inactive LinkNot Archived
 URL Logo DEBIAN DSA-3577
oss-security - CVE Request: Jansson: stack exhaustion parsing a JSON file www.openwall.com
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 URL Logo MLIST [oss-security] 20160501 CVE Request: Jansson: stack exhaustion parsing a JSON file
Fix for issue #282 by dev-zzo · Pull Request #284 · akheron/jansson · GitHub Patch
github.com
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 URL Logo CONFIRM github.com/akheron/jansson/pull/284
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Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
ApplicationJansson ProjectJanssonAllAllAllAll
  • cpe:2.3:a:jansson_project:jansson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*: