CVE-2022-23460 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-23460: Stack overflow in Jsonxx

Vendor Hjiang
Product Jsonxx
Weakness CWE-121
Published August 19, 2022
Last update April 23, 2025

CVSS base score

5.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Jsonxx or Json++ is a JSON parser, writer and reader written in C++. In affected versions of jsonxx json parsing may lead to stack exhaustion in an address sanitized (ASAN) build. This issue may lead to Denial of Service if the program using the jsonxx library crashes. This issue exists on the current commit of the jsonxx project and the project itself has been archived. Updates are not expected. Users are advised to find a replacement.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 19, 2022 CVE published
April 23, 2025 Record updated