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CVE-2023-50471

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  • Published2023-12-14
  • WeaknessCWE-476

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Description

cJSON v1.7.16 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function cJSON_InsertItemInArray at cJSON.c.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-12-1420:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Davegamble cjson
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.7= 1.7.16no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • apparmorAzure Linux:3all versions · fixed in 3.1.7-1
  • apparmorAzure Linux:2all versions · fixed in 3.0.4-3
  • cjsonUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.7.17-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
  • cjsonUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.7.15-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
  • cjsonRed Hat:satellite:6.15::el8all versions · fixed in 0:1.7.18-1.el8satand 2 other packages
  • cjsonRed Hat:satellite_capsule:6.15::el8all versions · fixed in 0:1.7.18-1.el8satand 2 other packages
  • cjsonopenEuler:22.03-LTS-SP3all versions · fixed in 1.7.15-5.oe2203sp3
  • cjsonopenEuler:22.03-LTS-SP1all versions · fixed in 1.7.15-5.oe2203sp1

25 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2023-50471 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed

    cjson: segmentation violation in function cJSON_InsertItemInArray

  • RHSA-2025:9838 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: Satellite 6.15.5.3 Async Update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:9838 · 8 productsBefore applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For detailed instructions how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_satellite/6.15/html/updating_red_hat_satellite/index

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2023-12-14
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-xgc4-4vwx-6v94

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50471?

cJSON v1.7.16 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function cJSON_InsertItemInArray at cJSON.c.

Is CVE-2023-50471 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-50471 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.5% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-50471?

CVE-2023-50471 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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