CVE-2013-6371

Description

The hash functionality in json-c before 0.12 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted JSON data, involving collisions.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.42%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:079 vendor advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1032311 issue tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92541 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/57791 third party advisory permissions required
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66715 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131845.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/json-c/json-c/commit/64e36901a0614bf64a19bc3396469c66dcd0b015 issue tracking patch
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6371?
CVE-2013-6371 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-6371?
To fix CVE-2013-6371, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-6371 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-6371 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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