CVE-2016-4425

Description

Jansson 2.7 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (deep recursion, stack consumption, and crash) via crafted JSON data.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.81% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/3 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/01/5 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/02/1 mailing list
https://github.com/akheron/jansson/issues/282 patch
https://github.com/akheron/jansson/pull/284 patch
https://github.com/akheron/jansson/pull/284/commits/64ce0ad3731ebd77e02897b07920eadd0e2cc318
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3577 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4425?
CVE-2016-4425 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4425?
To fix CVE-2016-4425, 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-2016-4425 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-4425 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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