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[ASA-201609-17] lib32-jansson: denial of service |
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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201609-17
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Severity: Medium
Date : 2016-09-20
CVE-ID : CVE-2016-4425
Package : lib32-jansson
Type : denial of service
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-12
Summary
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The package lib32-jansson before version 2.8-1 is vulnerable to denial
of service.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 2.8-1.
# pacman -Syu "lib32-jansson>=2.8-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 2.8.
Workaround
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None.
Description
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Jansson 2.7 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a
denial of service (deep recursion, stack consumption, and crash) via
crafted JSON data.
Impact
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A remote attacker might cause a crash by submitting a specially crafted
JSON file to an application using jansson, leading to denial of
service.
References
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https://github.com/akheron/jansson/issues/282
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=146219323703639&w=2
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2016-4425
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