SB2014091919 - Amazon Linux AMI update for json-c
Published: September 19, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014091919
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6370)
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.
2) Cryptographic issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6371)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The hash functionality in json-c before 0.12 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted JSON data, involving collisions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.