Out-of-bounds write in json-io - CVE-2023-34610
Published: June 2, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110028
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34610
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trigger an out-of-bounds write and perform a denial of service attack.
Affected software
json-io
IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog in Cloud Pak for Data
IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog in Cloud Pak for Data
How to mitigate CVE-2023-34610
Install updates from vendor's website.
json-io - update to 4.14.1
IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog in Cloud Pak for Data - addressed in versions 4.8.8, 4.8.9, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3
IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog in Cloud Pak for Data - addressed in versions 4.8.8, 4.8.9, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3