Submit #642812: DaveGamble/cJSON cJSON 1.5.0/1.7.18 Memory Corruptioninfo

TitleDaveGamble/cJSON cJSON 1.5.0/1.7.18 Memory Corruption
DescriptionA critical vulnerability exists in the cJSON library (cJSON_Utils.c, function decode_array_index_from_pointer) that allows attackers to bypass array bounds checks, potentially causing out-of-bounds memory access, segmentation faults, and denial of service, by exploiting improper input validation in JSON pointer parsing.
Source⚠️ https://x-0r.com/posts/cJSON-Array-Index-Parsing-Vulnerability
User
 x-0r (UID 89573)
Submission08/27/2025 22:36 (1 Year ago)
Moderation09/11/2025 07:35 (14 days later)
StatusDuplicate
VulDB entry322398 [cJSON up to 1.7.18 cJSON_Utils.c decode_array_index_from_pointer array index]
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