CVE-2020-10675 Infinite Loop in jsonparser

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop in the Delete function of the jsonparser library.

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

What is CVE-2020-10675?

CVE-2020-10675 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 19 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Library API in buger jsonparser through 2019-12-04 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Delete call.

Weakness: CWE-835

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10675?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/buger/jsonparser. It affects 2 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
github.com/buger/jsonparser GoAll versions1.0.0
github.com/buger/jsonparser GoAll versions1.0.0
github.com/buger/jsonparser GoAll versions1.0.0

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Jsonparser Project Jsonparser.

How do I fix CVE-2020-10675?

Upgrade github.com/buger/jsonparser to 1.0.0 or later.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2020-10675 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10675 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-10675, GHSA-rmh2-65xw-9m6q, GO-2021-0089, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10675.

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