Upstream information
Description
cJSON 1.5.0 through 1.7.18 allows out-of-bounds access via the decode_array_index_from_pointer function in cJSON_Utils.c, allowing remote attackers to bypass array bounds checking and access restricted data via malformed JSON pointer strings containing alphanumeric characters.Other Security Trackers
SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Pending
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| CNA (CISA-ADP) | SUSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 9.8 | 7.5 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | None |
| User Interaction | None | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | High | None |
| Integrity Impact | High | None |
| Availability Impact | High | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| SUSE | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.2 |
| Vector | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Attack Requirements | Present |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Vulnerable System Integrity Impact | None |
| Vulnerable System Availability Impact | High |
| Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Integrity Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Availability Impact | None |
| CVSSv4 Version | 4.0 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | cJSON | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | cJSON | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | cJSON | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | cJSON | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 | cJSON | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 | cJSON | Affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Wed Sep 3 18:00:27 2025CVE page last modified: Thu Sep 4 12:31:39 2025