Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting libfastjson package, versions <0:0.99.9-1.amzn2023.0.3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-LIBFASTJSON-5671568
  • published8 Jun 2023
  • disclosed9 May 2020

Introduced: 9 May 2020

CVE-2020-12762  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 libfastjson to version 0:0.99.9-1.amzn2023.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-205.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libfastjson package and not the libfastjson package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

json-c through 0.14 has an integer overflow and out-of-bounds write via a large JSON file, as demonstrated by printbuf_memappend.

CVSS Base Scores

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