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    CVE-2016-10749

    parse_string in cJSON.c in cJSON before 2016-10-02 has a buffer over-read, as demonstrated by a string that begins with a " character and ends with a \ character.

    Published:Apr 29, 2019
    Last Modified:Jul 22, 2025
    EPS:Apr 29, 2019
    EPSS Score:0.00571
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Davegamble
    Product
    Cjson

    Exploits

    https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/30https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/2https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/issues/30https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/07/2

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-540 Overread Buffers

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