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CVE-2023-5072: DoS Vulnerability in JSON-Java

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-10-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-770

Description

Denial of Service in JSON-Java versions up to and including 20230618.  A bug in the parser means that an input string of modest size can lead to indefinite amounts of memory being used.

Affected products

• Stleary Json-Java: through 20230618

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/4
• https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/issues/758
• https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/issues/771
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0007/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/4
• https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/issues/758
• https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/issues/771
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0007/

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