Input validation error in cJSON - CVE-2024-31755

Vulnerability identifier: #VU89429

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31755

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the cJSON_SetValuestring() function in cJSON.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

cJSON
Red Hat Satellite
Autodesk Infraworks
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Fedora
python-sqlparse (Red Hat package)
cjson (Red Hat package)
cjson
rubygem-rack (Red Hat package)
satellite (Red Hat package)
rubygem-foreman_rh_cloud (Red Hat package)

Install updates from vendor's website.

cJSON - update to 1.7.18
Red Hat Satellite - update to 6.15.5.3
python-sqlparse (Red Hat package) - update to 0.5.0-1.el8pc
cjson (Red Hat package) - update to 1.7.18-1.el8sat
cjson - addressed in versions 1.7.18-1.el9, 1.7.18-1.fc40, 1.7.18-1.fc41, 1.7.18-1.fc42
rubygem-rack (Red Hat package) - update to 2.2.14-1.el8sat
satellite (Red Hat package) - update to 6.15.5.3-1.el8sat
rubygem-foreman_rh_cloud (Red Hat package) - update to 9.0.61-1.el8sat
Autodesk Infraworks - addressed in versions 2022.1.10.363, 2023.1.5.251, 2024.1.4.152, 2025.02.86

• https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/839
• https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/pull/840
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5g69-hr8r-x577

• Denial of service in cJSON
• Fedora 42 update for cjson
• Fedora 41 update for cjson
• Fedora 40 update for cjson
• Fedora EPEL 9 update for cjson
• Autodesk InfraWorks update for third-party components
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Satellite 6.15