#VU35696 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions in cJSON - CVE-2019-1010239
Published: July 19, 2019 / Updated: October 27, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU35696
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2019-1010239
CWE-ID: CWE-754
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
cJSON
cJSON
Software vendor:
DaveGamble
DaveGamble
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
DaveGamble/cJSON cJSON 1.7.8 is affected by: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. The impact is: Null dereference, so attack can cause denial of service. The component is: cJSON_GetObjectItemCaseSensitive() function. The attack vector is: crafted json file. The fixed version is: 1.7.9 and later.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.