CVE-2016-4303
CJSON Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
Description
The parse_string function in cjson.c in the cJSON library mishandles UTF8/16 strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a non-hex character in a JSON string, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 26, 2016, 2:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 30, 2022, 3:13 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4303
vulnerability.
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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-2016-4303.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/esnet-vulnerability.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00082.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00090.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://software.es.net/iperf/news.html#security-issue-iperf-3-1-3-iperf-3-0-12-released | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0164/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/esnet/iperf/commit/91f2fa59e8ed80dfbf400add0164ee0e508e412a | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00023.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://raw.githubusercontent.com/esnet/security/master/cve-2016-4303/esnet-secadv-2016-0001.txt.asc | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2016-4303 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-4303 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 30, 2022
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 Reference Type http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/esnet-vulnerability.html No Types Assigned http://blog.talosintel.com/2016/06/esnet-vulnerability.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00082.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00082.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00090.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00090.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://software.es.net/iperf/news.html#security-issue-iperf-3-1-3-iperf-3-0-12-released No Types Assigned http://software.es.net/iperf/news.html#security-issue-iperf-3-1-3-iperf-3-0-12-released Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0164/ No Types Assigned http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0164/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/esnet/iperf/commit/91f2fa59e8ed80dfbf400add0164ee0e508e412a No Types Assigned https://github.com/esnet/iperf/commit/91f2fa59e8ed80dfbf400add0164ee0e508e412a Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00023.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00023.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://raw.githubusercontent.com/esnet/security/master/cve-2016-4303/esnet-secadv-2016-0001.txt.asc No Types Assigned https://raw.githubusercontent.com/esnet/security/master/cve-2016-4303/esnet-secadv-2016-0001.txt.asc Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-119 Added CWE NIST CWE-120 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:iperf_project:iperf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.0.11 *cpe:2.3:a:iperf_project:iperf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.1.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:iperf3_project:iperf3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.12 *cpe:2.3:a:iperf3_project:iperf3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.1 up to (excluding) 3.1.3 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 28, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00023.html [No Types Assigned] -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:iperf_project:iperf:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:iperf_project:iperf:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_package_hub_for_suse_linux_enterprise:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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 Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 27, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-4303 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-2016-4303
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.72 }} 0.00%
score
0.85868
percentile