CVE-2015-4590
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.0
Description
The extractFrom function in Internals/QuotedString.cpp in Arduino JSON before 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a JSON string with a \ (backslash) followed by a terminator, as demonstrated by "\\\0", which triggers a buffer overflow and over-read.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| arduino_json_project | arduino_json | {"endIncluding":"4.4"} | |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75150
- https://github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
- https://github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/commit/5e7b9ec688d79e7b16ec7064e1d37e8481a31e72
- https://github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/pull/81
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75150
- https://github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
- https://github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/commit/5e7b9ec688d79e7b16ec7064e1d37e8481a31e72
- https://github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/pull/81
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.