Buffer overflow in json-c (Alpine package)



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2013-6370
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 json-c (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU32547

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6370

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

Buffer overflow in the printbuf APIs in json-c before 0.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

json-c (Alpine package): 0.10-r0 - 0.11-r0

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=14cbf73416b6e1d6839c573967901260e464deb2
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7c6f59eb07ed9c9fd46b1d2b74aff8d1bf18d7b8


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.



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