CVE-2023-7272: Eclipse Parsson stack overflow with deeply nested objects

Published Jul 17, 2024
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Updated

In Eclipse Parsson before 1.0.4 and 1.1.3, a document with a large depth of nested objects can allow an attacker to cause a Java stack overflow exception and denial of service. Eclipse Parsson allows processing (e.g. parse, generate, transform and query) JSON documents.

Affected Software

9 affected componentsFixes available
maven/org.eclipse.parsson:parsson<1.0.4
1.0.4
maven/org.eclipse.parsson:parsson>=1.1.0<1.1.3
1.1.3
Eclipse Parsson<1.0.4
Eclipse Parsson>=1.1.0<1.1.3
IBM Operational Decision Manager<=8.11.0.1
IBM Operational Decision Manager<=8.11.1.0
IBM Operational Decision Manager<=8.12.0.1
IBM Operational Decision Manager<=9.0.0.1
IBM Operational Decision Manager<=9.5.0

Event History

Jul 17, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Advisory Published
via GitHub·03:30 PM
Aug 1, 2025
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-7272?

CVE-2023-7272 has a severity rating that indicates it can lead to a denial of service when processing deeply nested JSON documents.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-7272?

To fix CVE-2023-7272, update Eclipse Parsson to version 1.0.4 or 1.1.3 or later.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2023-7272?

CVE-2023-7272 affects Eclipse Parsson versions prior to 1.0.4 and between 1.1.0 and 1.1.2.

4

What kind of attack does CVE-2023-7272 allow?

CVE-2023-7272 allows attackers to exploit nested object parsing leading to a stack overflow exception.

5

What is the impact of CVE-2023-7272?

The impact of CVE-2023-7272 is primarily denial of service due to Java stack overflow exceptions.

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