Double Free in yyjson - CVE-2024-25713
Published: April 9, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88220
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25713
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the pool_free() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted JSON data to the application, trigger a double free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
yyjson
Fedora
yyjson
Fedora
yyjson
How to mitigate CVE-2024-25713
Install updates from vendor's website.
yyjson - update to 0.9.0
yyjson - addressed in versions 0.9.0-1.fc38, 0.9.0-1.fc39, 0.9.0-1.fc40, 0.9.0-1.fc41, 0.10.0-2.el10_0
yyjson - addressed in versions 0.9.0-1.fc38, 0.9.0-1.fc39, 0.9.0-1.fc40, 0.9.0-1.fc41, 0.10.0-2.el10_0