RSEC-2023-3

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Import Source
https://github.com/RConsortium/r-advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/jsonlite/RSEC-2023-3.yaml
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/RSEC-2023-3
Published
2023-07-18T04:37:21.600Z
Modified
2023-12-04T18:58:55.819535Z
Summary
Memory leak vulnerability
Details

The jsonlite R package is exposed to a vulnerability due to its use of yajl library version 2.1.0. The vulnerability originates from the yajltreeparse function within yajl. Attackers can exploit this flaw to cause a memory leak, which will result in out-of-memory in server and lead to a crash.

References

Affected packages

CRAN / jsonlite

Package

Name
jsonlite

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0.9.12
Fixed
1.8.8

Affected versions

0.*

0.9.12
0.9.13
0.9.14
0.9.15
0.9.16
0.9.17
0.9.18
0.9.19
0.9.20
0.9.21
0.9.22

1.*

1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.6.1
1.7.0
1.7.1
1.7.2
1.7.3
1.8.0
1.8.1
1.8.2
1.8.3
1.8.4
1.8.5
1.8.6
1.8.7