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
2025-10-13T04:37:04Z
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_version": "1.7.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "libcjson-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.7.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "libcjson1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2023-50471"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2023-50472"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2024-31755"
            }
        ],
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS"
    }
}

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

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2024-31755"
            }
        ],
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS"
    }
}