CVE-2020-12762

Public on 2020-05-09
Modified on 2023-06-05
Description

A flaw was found in json-c. In printbuf_memappend, certain crafted values can overflow the memory allowing an attacker to write past the memory boundary. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 json-c 2020-06-23 05:59 ALAS-2020-1381
Amazon Linux 2 json-c 2020-06-26 22:51 ALAS2-2020-1442
Amazon Linux 2023 json-c 2023-06-21 19:11 ALAS2023-2023-232
Amazon Linux 2 libfastjson 2023-06-05 16:39 ALAS2-2023-2079
Amazon Linux 2023 libfastjson 2023-06-05 16:39 ALAS2023-2023-205

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H