CVE-2018-17072: JSON++ through 2016-06-15 has a buffer over-read in yyparse() in json.y

Critical severity · published Sep 16, 2018

CVE-2018-17072

JSON++ through 2016-06-15 has a buffer over-read in yyparse() in json.y

9.8

CVSS

1.6%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

JSON++ through 2016-06-15 has a buffer over-read in yyparse() in json.y.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 76% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Json++ · Json++ Project

through 2016-06-15 · source: NVD

Affected product

Json++

Json++ Project

All Json++ CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17072

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17072

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/tunnuz/json/issues/11