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CVE-2016-4425
Jansson 2.7 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a...
Vulnerability Description
Jansson 2.7 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (deep recursion, stack consumption, and crash) via crafted JSON data.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/01/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/02/1
- https://github.com/akheron/jansson/issues/282
- https://github.com/akheron/jansson/pull/284
- https://github.com/akheron/jansson/pull/284/commits/64ce0ad3731ebd77e02897b07920eadd0e2cc318
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3577
Affected Vendor
jansson project
View all reports →Affected Software
jansson
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 17th, 2016
Last Modified:
December 4th, 2025
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.