Dave Gamble cJSON version 1.7.6 and earlier contains a CWE-772 vulnerability in cJSON library that can result in Denial of Service (DoS). This attack appear to be exploitable via If the attacker can force the data to be printed and the system is in low memory it can force a leak of memory. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.7.7.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/267 | Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/267 | Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
22 Jul 2025, 18:17
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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First Time |
Davegamble cjson
Davegamble |
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CPE | cpe:2.3:a:davegamble:cjson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Information
Published : 2018-08-20 20:29
Updated : 2025-07-22 18:17
NVD link : CVE-2018-1000215
Mitre link : CVE-2018-1000215
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-1000215
JSON object : View
Products Affected
davegamble
- cjson
CWE
CWE-772
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime