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The extractFrom function in Internals/QuotedString.cpp in Arduino JSON before 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a JSON string with a \ (backslash) followed by a terminator, as demonstrated by "\\\0", which triggers a buffer overflow and over-read

Published Jun 22, 2015

Description

The extractFrom function in Internals/QuotedString.cpp in Arduino JSON before 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a JSON string with a \ (backslash) followed by a terminator, as demonstrated by "\\\0", which triggers a buffer overflow and over-read.

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Remediation

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Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 22, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 16, 2015
Link CVE-2015-4590
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Link CVE-2015-4590
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2015-4590