#VU32547 Buffer overflow in json-c - CVE-2013-6370
Published: April 22, 2014 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32547
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
json-c
json-c
Software vendor:
json-c
json-c
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131845.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57791
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:079
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66720
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1032322
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92540
- https://github.com/json-c/json-c/commit/64e36901a0614bf64a19bc3396469c66dcd0b015