CVE-2019-11834 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

An out-of-bounds access vulnerability in the cJSON library allows attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code via crafted JSON strings.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-11834?

CVE-2019-11834 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

cJSON before 1.7.11 allows out-of-bounds access, related to \x00 in a string literal.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11834?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Davegamble Cjson, Oracle Timesten In-Memory Database.

How do I fix CVE-2019-11834?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2019-11834 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11834 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as AZL-41111, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11834, GHSA-f8rc-mjx7-r7jf.

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