cJSON cJSON.c parse_string out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in cJSON. This affects the function parse_string of the file cJSON.c. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-10749. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in cJSON (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function parse_string of the file cJSON.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

parse_string in cJSON.c in cJSON before 2016-10-02 has a buffer over-read, as demonstrated by a string that begins with a " character and ends with a \ character.

The weakness was released 04/29/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-10749 since 04/29/2019. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

04/29/2019 🔍
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04/29/2019 +0 days 🔍
07/22/2025 +2276 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 94df772485c92866ca417d92137747b2e3b0a917
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-10749 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10749
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-134186

Entryinfo

Created: 04/29/2019 21:38
Updated: 07/22/2025 23:05
Changes: 04/29/2019 21:38 (34), 06/04/2020 16:10 (17), 09/07/2023 22:36 (5), 07/22/2025 23:05 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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