openEuler 22.03 LTS SP3 update for cjson

Published: 2024-10-25

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-50471 CVE-2023-50472
CWE-ID	CWE-476
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	openEuler Operating systems & Components / Operating system cjson-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component cjson-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component cjson-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component cjson Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	openEuler

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU84772

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50471

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 22.03 LTS SP3

cjson-devel: before 1.7.15-5

cjson-debugsource: before 1.7.15-5

cjson-debuginfo: before 1.7.15-5

cjson: before 1.7.15-5

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2024-2302

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.

2) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU84771