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CVE-2021-31684

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-31684 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting JSON Smart versions 1.3 and 2.4, as well as several Oracle products utilizing these libraries. The vulnerability, residing in the indexOf function of JSONParserByteArray, can be triggered by a crafted web request. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, allowing unauthenticated attackers to cause a denial of service. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.3, < 1.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:json-smart_project:json-smart-v1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.4, < 2.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:json-smart_project:json-smart-v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:4.4.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4.0.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:4.4.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4.0.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:utilities_framework:4.4.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0230 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: net.minidev:json-smartFixed in: 1.3.3
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: net.minidev:json-smartFixed in: 2.4.4
oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Fuse 7.11.1Fixed in: json-smart
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat build of QuarkusFixed in: json-smart
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7Fixed in: json-smart

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-fg2v-w576-w4v3high

Out of bounds read in json-smart

Feb 10, 2022
redhatCVE-2021-31684Moderate

json-smart: Denial of Service in JSONParserByteArray function

Jun 1, 2021

References

github.com / netplex/json-smart-v1/issues/10
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / netplex/json-smart-v1/pull/11
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / netplex/json-smart-v2/issues/67
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / netplex/json-smart-v2/pull/68
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00030.html
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20240621-0006
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujul2022.html