// For flags

CVE-2023-5072

DoS Vulnerability in JSON-Java

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

Denial of Service in JSON-Java versions up to and including 20230618.  A bug in the parser means that an input string of modest size can lead to indefinite amounts of memory being used.

Denegación de Servicio (DoS) en versiones JSON-Java hasta 20230618 incluida. Un error en el analizador significa que una cadena de entrada de tamaño modesto puede provocar el uso de cantidades indefinidas de memoria.

A flaw was found in the org.json package. A bug in the parser exists, and an input string may lead to undefined usage of memory, leading to an out-of-memory error, causing a denial of service (DoS).

*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
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-09-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-10-12 CVE Published
  • 2024-11-13 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-11-21 CVE Updated
  • 2024-11-21 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-197: Exponential Data Expansion
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Json-java Project
Search vendor "Json-java Project"
 Json-java
Search vendor "Json-java Project" for product "Json-java"
 <= 20230618
Search vendor "Json-java Project" for product "Json-java" and version " <= 20230618"
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Affected