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CVE-2023-53154

Published: May 23, 2025Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-125
NVD MITRE
2.9CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 87.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

parse_string in cJSON before 1.7.18 has a heap-based buffer over-read via {"1":1, with no trailing newline if cJSON_ParseWithLength is called.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected Products

Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
cJSONСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
ОСОН ОСнова ОnyxАО «НППКТ»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
ао «нппкт»commercialRUOperating Systems
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/compare/v1.7.17...v1.7.18
github.com
http://repo.red-soft.ru/redos/7.3c/x86_64/updates/
repo.red-soft.ru
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53154
security-tracker.debian.org
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Timeline

Published
May 23, 2025
Last Updated
Nov 3, 2025

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