CVE-2022-23460 Stack overflow in Jsonxx
A stack overflow in the jsonxx library can cause a denial of service in ASAN builds, requiring users to replace the archived library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-23460?
CVE-2022-23460 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in hjiang Jsonxx, published on 19 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Jsonxx or Json++ is a JSON parser, writer and reader written in C++. In affected versions of jsonxx json parsing may lead to stack exhaustion in an address sanitized (ASAN) build. This issue may lead to Denial of Service if the program using the jsonxx library crashes. This issue exists on the current commit of the jsonxx project and the project itself has been archived. Updates are not expected. Users are advised to find a replacement.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23460?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hjiang Json\+\+.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23460?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23460 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2022-23460 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23460 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in hjiang Jsonxx
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h8mv-q3c4-8hw2.