WS-2017-3805 (High) detected in json-20090211.jar #19

Vulnerable Library - json-20090211.jar

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format. It is easy for humans to read and write. It is easy for machines to parse and generate. It is based on a subset of the JavaScript Programming Language, Standard ECMA-262 3rd Edition - December 1999. JSON is a text format that is completely language independent but uses conventions that are familiar to programmers of the C-family of languages, including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python, and many others. These properties make JSON an ideal data-interchange language.

Library home page: http://www.json.org/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /WEB-INF/lib/json-20090211.jar,/epository/org/json/json/20090211/json-20090211.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ json-20090211.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Affected versions of JSON In Java are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) when trying to initialize a JSONArray object and the input is [. This will cause the jvm to crash with StackOverflowError due to non-cyclical stack overflow.

Publish Date: 2017-10-30

URL: WS-2017-3805

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2017-10-30

Fix Resolution: 20180130