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CVE-2023-50471

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6784-1

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

cJSON v1.7.16 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function cJSON_InsertItemInArray at cJSON.c.

Se descubrió que cJSON v1.7.16 contenía una infracción de segmentación a través de la función cJSON_InsertItemInArray en cJSON.c.

It was discovered that cJSON incorrectly handled certain input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause cJSON to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 23.10. Luo Jin discovered that cJSON incorrectly handled certain input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause cJSON to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-12-11 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-12-14 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-02 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Cjson Project
Search vendor "Cjson Project"
 Cjson
Search vendor "Cjson Project" for product "Cjson"
 1.7.16
Search vendor "Cjson Project" for product "Cjson" and version "1.7.16"
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Affected