CVE-2016-10749
cJSON Buffer Over-Read Vulnerability
Description
parse_string in cJSON.c in cJSON before 2016-10-02 has a buffer over-read, as demonstrated by a string that begins with a " character and ends with a \ character.
INFO
Published Date :
April 29, 2019, 2:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 27, 2019, 3:45 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-10749.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/94df772485c92866ca417d92137747b2e3b0a917 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/30 | Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/2 | Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Dec. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cjson_project:cjson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2016-10-02 OR *cpe:2.3:a:cjson_project:cjson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.0.0 -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Dec. 17, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cjson_project:cjson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 20161002 OR *cpe:2.3:a:cjson_project:cjson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2016-10-02 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 30, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/30 No Types Assigned https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/30 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/94df772485c92866ca417d92137747b2e3b0a917 No Types Assigned https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/94df772485c92866ca417d92137747b2e3b0a917 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/2 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/2 Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-125 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cjson_project:cjson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 20161002
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-10749 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-10749
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.87 }} 0.07%
score
0.82650
percentile