cJSON v1.7.17 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation, which can trigger…
Priority HIGH 66CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
cJSON v1.7.17 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation, which can trigger through the second parameter of function cJSON_SetValuestring at cJSON.c.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00648 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cjson_project:cjson:1.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.7.17 | Vulnerable | cJSON Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:cjson_project:cjson:1.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.17 Vulnerable ·cJSON Project
Remediation
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2025:9838 Released 2025-06-26 · Red Hat rating ModerateSatellite 6.15.5.3 Async Update
- Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8 cjson-1.7.18-1.el8sat, python-sqlparse-0.5.0-1.el8pc, python3.11-sqlparse-0.5.0-1.el8pc +1
- RHSA-2025:9203 Released 2025-06-17 · Red Hat rating ModerateSatellite 6.16.5.2 Async Update
- Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 cjson-1.7.18-1.el8sat
- Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 cjson-1.7.18-1.el9sat
- RHSA-2025:9022 Released 2025-06-12 · Red Hat rating ModerateSatellite 6.17.1 Async Update
- Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 cjson-1.7.18-1.el9sat
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:9838 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:9203 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:9203 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:9022 |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8
- Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 8
- Red Hat Satellite 6.16 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat Satellite 6.17 for RHEL 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-31755
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5g69-hr8r-x577
- 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More cJSON Project Cjson vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-29450 Out-of-bounds read in cJSON CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2023-11788 cJSON 1.7.15 might allow a denial of service via a crafted JSON document such as {"a"… CVSS 3.1LOW 2.9
Sources
- CVE-2024-31755 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-31755 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5g69-hr8r-x577 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-31755 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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