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CVE-2015-4590
The extractFrom function in Internals/QuotedString.cpp in Arduino JSON before 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.6%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 14% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- https://github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/commit/5e7b9ec688d79e7b16ec7064e1d37e8481a31e72 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/pull/81 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150616 Re: CVE ID Request: Buffer overflow in ArduinoJson when parsing crafted JSON strings (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 75150 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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