#VU115011 Out-of-bounds read in cJSON - CVE-2025-57052
Published: September 9, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115011
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-57052
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
cJSON
cJSON
Software vendor:
DaveGamble
DaveGamble
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the decode_array_index_from_pointer() function in cJSON_Utils.c. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.