rethinkdb up to 2.4.4 cjson buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in rethinkdb up to 2.4.4. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component cjson. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-24810. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in rethinkdb up to 2.4.4. This issue affects an unknown function of the component cjson. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in rethinkdb (src/cjson modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files cJSON.Cc. This issue affects rethinkdb: through v2.4.4.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-24810 since 01/27/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

01/27/2026 Advisory disclosed
01/27/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
01/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-24810 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-24810
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-342965

Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2026 10:51
Changes: 01/27/2026 10:51 (72)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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