CVE-2013-6401 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Jansson, potentially versions 2.4 and earlier. Attackers can exploit this by submitting a specially crafted JSON document to trigger predictable hash collisions, leading to high CPU consumption. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jansson_project:jansson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jansson_project:jansson:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jansson_project:jansson:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jansson_project:jansson:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jansson_project:jansson:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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