CVE-2016-4425
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.019 · 80 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (21)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3577cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/01/5cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/02/1cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/03/3cnnvd
- https://github.com/akheron/jansson/issues/282cnnvd
- https://github.com/akheron/jansson/pull/284cnnvd
- https://github.com/akheron/jansson/pull/284/commits/64ce0ad3731ebd77e02897b07920eadd0e2cc318cnnvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3577enisa_euvd
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