VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-4590
CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.63%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-06-22
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer