CVE-2010-1666 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Dan Pascu python-cjson 1.0.5, when UCS-4 encoding is enabled, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving crafted Unicode input to the cjson.encode function.

Published: 2010-07-02

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dan_pascu:python-cjson:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2068-1	New python-cjson packages fix denial of service
EUVD	EUVD-2010-0029	Buffer overflow in Dan Pascu python-cjson 1.0.5, when UCS-4 encoding is enabled, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving crafted Unicode input to the cjson.encode function.
Github GHSA	GHSA-cqmh-mpx2-g633	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in python-cjson

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00692.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/40335
http://secunia.com/advisories/40500
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2068
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1774
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-cjson/+bug/585274

History

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Dan Pascu Python-cjson

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-07-02T18:30:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T01:28:41.818Z

Reserved: 2010-04-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-1666

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-07-02T19:00:00.910

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-1666

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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