CVE-2019-1010239

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2019-07-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

DaveGamble/cJSON cJSON 1.7.8 is affected by: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. The impact is: Null dereference, so attack can cause denial of service. The component is: cJSON_GetObjectItemCaseSensitive() function. The attack vector is: crafted json file. The fixed version is: 1.7.9 and later.

Affected products

DaveGamble cJSON: 1.7.8
Oracle Corporation TimesTen In-Memory Database: before 18.1.3.1.0 — fixed in 18.1.3.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Oracle Corporation TimesTen In-Memory Database 18.1.3.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/be749d7efa7c9021da746e685bd6dec79f9dd99b
https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/315
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/commit/be749d7efa7c9021da746e685bd6dec79f9dd99b
https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/315
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html

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