CVE-2023-5072 — Denial of Service in JSON-Java versions up to and including 20230618

Denial of Service in JSON-Java versions up to and including 20230618. A bug in the parser means that an input string of modest size can lead to indefinite amounts of memory being used.

01What is this vulnerability?

Denial of Service in JSON-Java versions up to and including 20230618. A bug in the parser means that an input string of modest size can lead to indefinite amounts of memory being used.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
https:	/github.com/stleary/JSON	java / n/a — 0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-10-12T16:13:27.974Z
• Last modified: 2025-02-13T17:19:28.975Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/issues/758
• github.com — https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/issues/771
• www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/13/4
• security.netapp.com — https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0007/