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.
Published: 2016-09-26
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 5.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2080-1 iperf3 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5303 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4788-1 iperf3 vulnerability
History

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Es
Es iperf3
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:iperf3_project:iperf3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:es:iperf3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Iperf3 Project
Iperf3 Project iperf3
Es
Es iperf3

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Debian Debian Linux
Es Iperf3
Novell Suse Package Hub For Suse Linux Enterprise
Opensuse Leap Opensuse
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:25:14.113Z

Reserved: 2016-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4303

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-26T14:59:01.553

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-4303

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