CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-50472

HIGH
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

cJSON v1.7.16 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function cJSON_SetValuestring at cJSON.c.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available
cjsonDebian
Fixed in:1.7.14-1+deb11u1CVE-2023-50472
Fixed in:1.7.15-1+deb12u1CVE-2023-50472
Fixed in:1.7.17-1CVE-2023-50472
Fixed in:1.7.17-1CVE-2023-50472
cjsonRocky
Fixed in:0:1.7.18-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
Fixed in:0:1.7.18-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
cjsonRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:1.7.18-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
Fixed in:0:1.7.18-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
cjson-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:1.7.18-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
cjson-debuginfoRocky
Fixed in:0:1.7.18-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
cjson-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:1.7.18-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
cjson-debugsourceRocky
Fixed in:0:1.7.18-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
python-sqlparseRocky
Fixed in:0:0.5.0-1.el8pcRHSA-2025:9838
python-sqlparseRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:0.5.0-1.el8pcRHSA-2025:9838
python3.11-sqlparseRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:0.5.0-1.el8pcRHSA-2025:9838
python3.11-sqlparseRocky
Fixed in:0:0.5.0-1.el8pcRHSA-2025:9838
rubygem-foreman_rh_cloudRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:9.0.61-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
Fixed in:0:9.0.61-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
rubygem-foreman_rh_cloudRocky
Fixed in:0:9.0.61-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
Fixed in:0:9.0.61-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
rubygem-rackRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:2.2.14-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
Fixed in:0:2.2.14-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
rubygem-rackRocky
Fixed in:0:2.2.14-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
Fixed in:0:2.2.14-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
satelliteRocky
Fixed in:0:6.15.5.3-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
Fixed in:0:6.15.5.3-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
satelliteRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:6.15.5.3-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
Fixed in:0:6.15.5.3-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
satellite-capsuleRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:6.15.5.3-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
satellite-capsuleRocky
Fixed in:0:6.15.5.3-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
satellite-cliRocky
Fixed in:0:6.15.5.3-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
satellite-cliRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:6.15.5.3-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
satellite-commonRocky
Fixed in:0:6.15.5.3-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
satellite-commonRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:6.15.5.3-1.el8satRHSA-2025:9838
cjsonUbuntu
Fixed in:1.7.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-6784-1
Fixed in:1.7.16-1ubuntu0.2USN-6784-1
Fixed in:1.7.17-1ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-6784-1
libcjson1Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.7.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-6784-1
Fixed in:1.7.16-1ubuntu0.2USN-6784-1
Fixed in:1.7.17-1ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-6784-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.96%probability of exploitation in 30 days
57thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 57% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2023-21758High7.592%-Fix
CVE-2023-21547High7.588%-Fix
CVE-2014-3470Medium4.386%-Fix
CVE-2021-44224High8.282%-Fix
CVE-2016-0742High7.582%-Fix
CVE-2009-1386Medium5.080%-Fix
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