CVE-2016-4303
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-4303
- Assigner
- cret@cert.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2016-09-26T14:59:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-06-30T15:13:23
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:iperf3_project:iperf3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.0 | 3.0.12 |
| cpe:2.3:a:iperf3_project:iperf3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.1 | 3.1.3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_package_hub_for_suse_linux_enterprise:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4303 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4303 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:52:21 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 11:22:48 | cert@cert.org | cret@cert.org | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-02 11:22:48 | 2016-09-26T14:59Z | 2016-09-26T14:59:01 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 11:22:48 | 2022-06-30T15:13:23 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 11:22:48 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |