6.5med
CVE-2016-4425
Jansson 2.7 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (deep recursion, stack consumption, and crash) via…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
6.5
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.9%
percentile 80%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 11 mo ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.89% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
References
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/3 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/05/01/5 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/05/02/1 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- github.com /akheron/jansson/issues/282 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- github.com /akheron/jansson/pull/284 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- github.com /akheron/jansson/pull/284/commits/64ce0ad3731ebd77e02897b07920eadd0e2cc318 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- debian.org /security/2015/dsa-3577 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-4425
- NVD: CVE-2016-4425
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