Double Free in ultrajson - CVE-2022-31117
Published: July 5, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64941
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31117
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ultrajson
Affected software:
ultrajson
ultrajson
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when decoding untrusted input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger double free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-31117
Install updates from vendor's website.