cJSON up to 1.7.17 cJSON.c cJSON_SetValuestring memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in cJSON up to 1.7.17. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function cJSON_SetValuestring of the file cJSON.c. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-31755. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in cJSON up to 1.7.17. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function cJSON_SetValuestring of the file cJSON.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

cJSON v1.7.17 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation, which can trigger through the second parameter of function cJSON_SetValuestring at cJSON.c.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-31755 since 04/05/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 238340 (RHEL 9 : Satellite 6.17.1 Async Update (Moderate) (RHSA-2025:9022)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (238340). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 238340
Nessus Name: RHEL 9 : Satellite 6.17.1 Async Update (Moderate) (RHSA-2025:9022)

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Timelineinfo

04/05/2024 🔍
04/26/2024 +21 days 🔍
04/26/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/30/2025 +430 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 839
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-31755 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-31755
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-262087

Entryinfo

Created: 04/26/2024 08:12
Updated: 06/30/2025 16:28
Changes: 04/26/2024 08:12 (53), 06/12/2025 23:52 (3), 06/30/2025 16:28 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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