CVE-2016-4303

The parse_string function in cjson.c in the cJSON library mishandles UTF8/16 strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a non-hex character in a JSON string, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:iperf3_project:iperf3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:iperf3_project:iperf3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_package_hub_for_suse_linux_enterprise:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2016-09-26 14:59

Updated : 2024-02-28 15:21


NVD link : CVE-2016-4303

Mitre link : CVE-2016-4303

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-4303


JSON object : View

Products Affected

novell

  • suse_package_hub_for_suse_linux_enterprise

opensuse

  • leap
  • opensuse

debian

  • debian_linux

iperf3_project

  • iperf3
CWE
CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')