CVE-2013-6371 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the hash functionality of json-c versions prior to 0.12, affecting products like Fedora. Attackers can exploit this by submitting crafted JSON data, leading to excessive CPU consumption due to hash collisions. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.12-20140410CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:json-c:json-c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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