CVE-2023-53154 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability affecting cJSON versions prior to 1.7.18, specifically within the parse_string function when cJSON_ParseWithLength is used without a trailing newline. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) can lead to a denial of service (availability impact) through local, low-complexity attacks requiring low privileges. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, < 1.7.18CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:cjson_project:cjson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.7.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cjson_project:cjson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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