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.
Classic Buffer Overflow
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
9.8 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
certccCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 89%
VendorProductVersion
esiperf3
3.0 ≤
𝑥
< 3.0.12
esiperf3
3.1 ≤
𝑥
< 3.1.3
opensuseleap
42.1
opensuseopensuse
13.2
debiandebian_linux
8.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
iperf3
bullseye (security)
3.9-1+deb11u1
fixed
bullseye
3.9-1+deb11u1
fixed
bookworm
3.12-1+deb12u1
fixed
bookworm (security)
3.12-1+deb12u1
fixed
sid
3.17.1-1
fixed
trixie
3.17.1-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
iperf
jammy
not-affected
impish
not-affected
hirsute
not-affected
groovy
not-affected
focal
not-affected
eoan
not-affected
disco
not-affected
cosmic
not-affected
bionic
not-affected
artful
not-affected
zesty
not-affected
yakkety
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
wily
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
precise
not-affected
iperf3
jammy
not-affected
impish
not-affected
hirsute
not-affected
groovy
not-affected
focal
not-affected
eoan
not-affected
disco
not-affected
cosmic
not-affected
bionic
not-affected
artful
ignored
zesty
ignored
yakkety
ignored
xenial
Fixed 3.0.11-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
released
wily
ignored
trusty
dne
precise
dne