SB2014041812 - Cryptographic issues in json-c (Alpine package)
Published: April 18, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014041812
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cryptographic issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6371)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The hash functionality in json-c before 0.12 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted JSON data, involving collisions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.