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CVE-2021-42248: Regular Expression Denial of Service

May 24, 2022 (updated August 8, 2023)

GJSON <= 1.9.2 allows attackers to cause a redos via crafted JSON input.

References

  • github.com/tidwall/gjson/issues/237
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42248

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Affected versions

All versions up to 1.9.2

Solution

Unfortunately, there is no solution available yet.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

Source file

go/github.com/tidwall/gjson/CVE-2021-42248.yml

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