CVE-2019-1010239

DaveGamble/cJSON cJSON 1.7.8 is affected by: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. The impact is: Null dereference, so attack can cause denial of service. The component is: cJSON_GetObjectItemCaseSensitive() function. The attack vector is: crafted json file. The fixed version is: 1.7.9 and later.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/be749d7efa7c9021da746e685bd6dec79f9dd99b	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/315	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/be749d7efa7c9021da746e685bd6dec79f9dd99b	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/315	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html	Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:davegamble:cjson:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:timesten_in-memory_database:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

22 Jul 2025, 18:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Davegamble cjson Davegamble
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:cjson_project:cjson:1.7.8:::::::*	cpe:2.3:a:davegamble:cjson:1.7.8:::::::*

Information

Published : 2019-07-19 17:15

Updated : 2025-07-22 18:17

NVD link : CVE-2019-1010239

Mitre link : CVE-2019-1010239

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-1010239

JSON object : View

Products Affected

oracle

timesten_in-memory_database

davegamble

cjson

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

CWE-754

Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

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