CVE-2020-36325 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Jansson versions up to 2.13.1, stemming from a parsing error in the json_loads function. This vulnerability is rated as High severity (CVSS 7.5), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity and lead to high availability impact, though the vendor notes it arises from API misuse. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jansson_project:jansson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVE-2020-36325
Dec 14, 2021An issue was discovered in Jansson through 2.13.1. Due to a parsing error in json_loads there's an out-of-bounds read-access bug. NOTE: the vendor reports that this only occurs when a programmer fails to follow the API specification
Apr 13, 2021jansson: out-of-bounds read in json_loads() due to a parsing error
Sep 1, 2020