Description
Jansson, possibly 2.4 and earlier, does not restrict the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted JSON document.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/12099
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00057.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035538
- https://github.com/akheron/jansson/commit/8f80c2d83808150724d31793e6ade92749b1faa4
- http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/12099
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00057.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035538
- https://github.com/akheron/jansson/commit/8f80c2d83808150724d31793e6ade92749b1faa4
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 21, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified