GLSA-202408-08 : json-c: Buffer Overflow

critical Nessus Plugin ID 205138

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202408-08 (json-c: Buffer Overflow)

Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Gentoo Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

All json-c users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose >=dev-libs/json-c-0.16

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-08

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=918555

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 205138

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202408-08.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 8/7/2024

Updated: 8/7/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-32292

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:json-c, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/7/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-32292