Vulnerability identifier: #VU35696
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-754
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
cJSON
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: 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.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
cJSON: 1.7.8
External links
http://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/be749d7efa7c9021da746e685bd6dec79f9dd99b
http://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/315
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.