USN-6784-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6784-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6784-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6784-1
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Published
2024-05-23T13:00:48.405548Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:35:32.085327Z
Summary
cjson vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that cJSON incorrectly handled certain input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause cJSON to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-50471, CVE-2023-50472)

Luo Jin discovered that cJSON incorrectly handled certain input. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause cJSON to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-31755)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS / cjson

Package

Name
cjson
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cjson@1.7.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.7.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Affected versions

1.*

1.7.14-1
1.7.15-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcjson-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.7.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcjson1",
            "binary_version": "1.7.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcjson1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.7.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS / cjson

Package

Name
cjson
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cjson@1.7.17-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.7.17-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Affected versions

1.*

1.7.16-1
1.7.16-2
1.7.17-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libcjson-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.7.17-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcjson1",
            "binary_version": "1.7.17-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcjson1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.7.17-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}