5.6 MEDIUM
- CVSS version: 3.1
- Attack vector (AV): NETWORK
- Attack complexity (AC): HIGH
- Privileges required (PR): NONE
- User interaction (UI): NONE
- Scope (S): UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality impact (C): LOW
- Integrity impact (I): LOW
- Availability impact (A): LOW
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Cpanel::JSON::XS before version 4.40 for Perl has an integer buffer overflow causing a segfault when parsing crafted JSON, enabling denial-of-service attacks or other unspecified impact
Cpanel::JSON::XS before version 4.40 for Perl has an integer buffer overflow causing a segfault when parsing crafted JSON, enabling denial-of-service attacks or other unspecified impact
References
- https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.39/source/XS.xs#L713 related
- https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.40/changes release-notes
- https://github.com/rurban/Cpanel-JSON-XS/commit/378236219eaa35742c3962ecbdee364… patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.39/source/XS.xs#L713 related
- https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.40/changes release-notes
- https://github.com/rurban/Cpanel-JSON-XS/commit/378236219eaa35742c3962ecbdee364… patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00034.html
- https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.39/source/XS.xs#L713 related
- https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Cpanel-JSON-XS-4.40/changes release-notes
- https://github.com/rurban/Cpanel-JSON-XS/commit/378236219eaa35742c3962ecbdee364… patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00034.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/09/08/1
Affected products
- <4.40
Matching in nixpkgs
pkgs.perlPackages.CpanelJSONXS
CPanel fork of JSON::XS, fast and correct serializing
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nixos-unstable -
- nixpkgs-unstable 4.37
pkgs.perl538Packages.CpanelJSONXS
CPanel fork of JSON::XS, fast and correct serializing
-
nixos-unstable -
- nixpkgs-unstable 4.37
pkgs.perl540Packages.CpanelJSONXS
CPanel fork of JSON::XS, fast and correct serializing
-
nixos-unstable -
- nixpkgs-unstable 4.37