CVE-2020-12762
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-190
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Publication date:
09/05/2020
Last modified:
03/11/2025
Description
json-c through 0.14 has an integer overflow and out-of-bounds write via a large JSON file, as demonstrated by printbuf_memappend.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
6.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:json-c:json-c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.15-20200726 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_ins:1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-637483.pdf
- https://github.com/json-c/json-c/pull/592
- https://github.com/rsyslog/libfastjson/issues/161
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00032.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00034.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00031.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00023.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBR36IXYBHITAZFB5PFBJTED22WO5ONB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CQQRRGBQCAWNCCJ2HN3W5SSCZ4QGMXQI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W226TSCJBEOXDUFVKNWNH7ETG7AR6MCS/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-13
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4360-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4360-4/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4741
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-637483.pdf
- https://github.com/json-c/json-c/pull/592
- https://github.com/rsyslog/libfastjson/issues/161
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00032.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00034.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00031.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00023.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00021.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBR36IXYBHITAZFB5PFBJTED22WO5ONB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CQQRRGBQCAWNCCJ2HN3W5SSCZ4QGMXQI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W226TSCJBEOXDUFVKNWNH7ETG7AR6MCS/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-13
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4360-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4360-4/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4741



