CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Jansson up to 2.7. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component JSON Data Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was presented 05/17/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-4425 since 05/02/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91133 (Debian DLA-471-1 : jansson security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (91133).
Product
Name
Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3
VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 91133
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-471-1 : jansson security update
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for jansson FEDORA-2016-cc7f19cb5b
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: github.com
Timeline
05/02/2016 🔍05/13/2016 🔍
05/16/2016 🔍
05/17/2016 🔍
05/17/2016 🔍
05/18/2016 🔍
08/19/2022 🔍
Sources
Advisory: 282Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2016-4425 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 05/18/2016 09:55Updated: 08/19/2022 15:19
Changes: 05/18/2016 09:55 (57), 11/30/2018 11:58 (12), 08/19/2022 15:19 (5)
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