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 charact...
CriticalCVSS 9.8
EPSS 7.0%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/iperf3(Debian:12) | < 3.1.3-1 | 3.1.3-1 |
| debian/iperf3(Debian:13) | < 3.1.3-1 | 3.1.3-1 |
| debian/iperf3(Debian:14) | < 3.1.3-1 | 3.1.3-1 |
| es iperf3 | >= 3.0, < 3.0.12 | 3.0.12 |
| es iperf3 | >= 3.1, < 3.1.3 | 3.1.3 |
| novell suse package hub for suse linux enterprise | = 12 | No fix listed |
| openSUSE leap | = 42.1 | No fix listed |
| opensuse | = 13.2 | No fix listed |
| debian linux | = 8.0 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2016-4303 vendor-advisory
- blog.talosintel.com exploit third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2113 mailing-list third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2121 mailing-list third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- software.es.net release-notes third-party-advisory
- www.talosintelligence.com exploit third-party-advisory
- github.com patch third-party-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200127 [SECURITY] [DLA 2080-1] iperf3 security update mailing-list third-party-advisory
- raw.githubusercontent.com third-party-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking