Out of bounds read in json-smart

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in the indexOf function of JSONParserByteArray in JSON Smart versions prior to 1.3.3 and 2.4.5 which causes a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted web request.

Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
high
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Published (advisory)
2022-02-10 22:46:22 UTC
Updated
2024-06-21 21:33:50 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2021-06-02 20:27:42 UTC
NVD published
2021-06-01

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.06% 19.49%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
7.5 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

Credits

  • afdesk (analyst)

Affected packages (2)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
maven net.minidev:json-smart >= 1.3.0, < 1.3.3 1.3.3
maven net.minidev:json-smart >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.4 2.4.4

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence