CVE-2023-50472: Null Pointer Dereference
First published: Thu Dec 14 2023(Updated: )
cJSON v1.7.16 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function cJSON_SetValuestring at cJSON.c.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| ubuntu/cjson | <1.7.15-1ubuntu0.1~ | 1.7.15-1ubuntu0.1~ |
| ubuntu/cjson | <1.7.16-1ubuntu0.2 | 1.7.16-1ubuntu0.2 |
| ubuntu/cjson | <1.7.17 | 1.7.17 |
| debian/cjson | 1.7.14-1+deb11u1 1.7.15-1+deb12u1 1.7.18-3 | |
| cJSON | =1.7.16 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
- https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/803
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2023-50472
- https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/60ff122ef5862d04b39b150541459e7f5e35add8
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-50472
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50472
- https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/f66cbab4bfb3926ffd4c5e13f9fb6d506ee0241d
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6784-1
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50472
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-50472
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2023-50472?
CVE-2023-50472 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause segmentation violations in cJSON v1.7.16.
How do I fix CVE-2023-50472?
To fix CVE-2023-50472, upgrade cJSON to version 1.7.17 or later.
What versions of cJSON are affected by CVE-2023-50472?
CVE-2023-50472 affects cJSON versions prior to 1.7.17, including version 1.7.16.
Which operating systems are impacted by CVE-2023-50472?
CVE-2023-50472 affects cJSON packages on Ubuntu and Debian systems that use vulnerable versions.
Is CVE-2023-50472 publicly known?
Yes, CVE-2023-50472 is publicly disclosed and details about it can be found in vulnerability databases.
- agent/type
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/remedy
- agent/severity
- agent/weakness
- agent/description
- collector/launchpad-cve
- source/Launchpad
- agent/author
- collector/usn-cve
- source/Ubuntu
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/references
- agent/event
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/last-modified-date
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- source/Debian
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/trending
- agent/source
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-cve
- source/NVD
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- collector/nvd-api
- package-manager/ubuntu
- package-manager/debian
- vendor/cjson project
- canonical/cjson
- version/cjson/1.7.16