json-c up to 0.11 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in json-c up to 0.11. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-6370. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in json-c up to 0.11 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the printbuf APIs in json-c before 0.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 04/22/2014 by Florian Weimer (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-6370 since 11/04/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73772 (Fedora 19 : json-c-0.11-6.fc19 (2014-4975)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350313 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for json-c: ALAS-2014-416).

Upgrading to version 0.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (92540), Tenable (73772), SecurityFocus (BID 66720†), Secunia (SA57791†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44247†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-69422. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 73772
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : json-c-0.11-6.fc19 (2014-4975)
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OpenVAS ID: 867760
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for json-c FEDORA-2014-4975
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: json-c 0.10
Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 64e36901a0614bf64a19bc3396469c66dcd0b015
Researcher: Florian Weimer
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-6370 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6370
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69421

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X-Force: 92540
SecurityFocus: 66720 - JSON-C 'printbuf' API CVE-2013-6370 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 57791 - JSON-C Two Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 44247 - json-c Before 0.12 Remote DoS Vulnerability via Unspecified Vectors, Medium

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Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 05/11/2026 11:24
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (70), 05/26/2017 03:54 (7), 03/15/2022 13:42 (4), 03/15/2022 13:48 (1), 05/11/2026 11:24 (17)
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