| Name | CVE-2016-10749 |
| Description | parse_string in cJSON.c in cJSON before 2016-10-02 has a buffer over-read, as demonstrated by a string that begins with a " character and ends with a \ character. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| cjson (PTS) | buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 1.7.10-1.1+deb10u2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.7.14-1+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.7.15-1+deb12u2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.7.18-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| cjson | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- cjson <not-affected> (Fixed before initial upload to Debian)
https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/30
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/2
https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/94df772485c92866ca417d92137747b2e3b0a917