CVE-2013-6370

json-c: buffer overflow if size_t is larger than int

Severity Score

5.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Buffer overflow in the printbuf APIs in json-c before 0.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Desbordamiento de buffer en las APIs printbuf en json-c anterior a 0.12 permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio a través de vectores no especificados.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 5.0

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2013-11-04 CVE Reserved
2014-04-17 CVE Published
2023-12-02 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66720	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92540	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/json-c/json-c/commit/64e36901a0614bf64a19bc3396469c66dcd0b015	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-April/131845.html	2023-09-25
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:079	2023-09-25
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1032322	2014-06-10
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6370	2014-06-10

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Json-c Search vendor "Json-c"		Json-c Search vendor "Json-c" for product "Json-c"				< 0.12-20140410 Search vendor "Json-c" for product "Json-c" and version " < 0.12-20140410"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				20 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "20"		-		Affected