CVE-2022-45494 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow vulnerability in function json_parse_object in sheredom json.h before commit 0825301a07cbf51653882bf2b153cc81fdadf41 (November 14, 2022) allows attackers to code arbitrary code and gain escalated privileges.

Published: 2023-01-31

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:json.h_project:json.h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-48360	Buffer overflow vulnerability in function json_parse_object in sheredom json.h before commit 0825301a07cbf51653882bf2b153cc81fdadf41 (November 14, 2022) allows attackers to code arbitrary code and gain escalated privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00096.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/hyrathon/trophies/security/advisories/GHSA-wvpq-p7pp-cj6m
https://github.com/sheredom/json.h
https://github.com/sheredom/json.h/issues/93
https://github.com/sheredom/json.h/issues/97

History

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Json.h Project Json.h

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-03-27T18:30:23.728Z

Reserved: 2022-11-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-45494

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T14:17:03.879Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-31T22:15:08.200

Modified: 2025-03-27T19:15:45.827

Link: CVE-2022-45494

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-787

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