Description
Crow before 1.3.4 contains an uncontrolled recursion vulnerability in crow::json::load() that allows remote unauthenticated attackers to crash the server by sending deeply nested JSON. Attackers can send a request body with thousands of nested objects to exhaust the worker thread stack, terminating the process and dropping all connections.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| CrowCpp | Crow | < 1.3.4 |
References
- https://github.com/CrowCpp/Crow/blob/v1.3.3/include/crow/json.h#L878
- https://github.com/CrowCpp/Crow/commit/6956b7ca93c5df22f5aaccd670e5aa000c0d882b
- https://github.com/CrowCpp/Crow/releases/tag/v1.3.4
- https://github.com/CrowCpp/Crow/security/advisories/GHSA-7x84-xhp8-6cqj
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/crow-before-1.3.4-denial-of-service-via-deeply-nested-json-in-crow-json-load
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 24, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 24, 2026
- NVD status
- Received