GO-2021-0089

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    GO-2021-0089

    Published: 14 Apr 2021Last Modified: 20 May 2024

    Summary: Infinite loop in github.com/buger/jsonparser

    Details: Parsing malformed JSON which contain opening brackets, but not closing brackets, leads to an infinite loop. If operating on untrusted user input this can be used as a denial of service vector.

    References: https://github.com/buger/jsonparser/pull/192, https://github.com/buger/jsonparser/commit/91ac96899e492584984ded0c8f9a08f10b473717, https://github.com/buger/jsonparser/issues/188

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: github.com/buger/jsonparser

    Purl: pkg:golang/github.com/buger/jsonparser

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.0.0

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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    GO-2021-0089 | CVE-DB