CVE-2023-50472

Summary

CVE-2023-50472 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting the cJSON library version 1.7.16. This issue involves a segmentation violation in the function cJSON_SetValuestring located at cJSON.c. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending maliciously crafted data to a system using the cJSON library, potentially resulting in the application crashing or executing unintended code. Successful exploitation could lead to security vulnerabilities, including information disclosure or arbitrary code execution. Users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of cJSON to mitigate this risk.

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