Vulnerability · Published Feb 5, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-57699
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the json-smart package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A security issue was found in Netplex Json-smart 2.5.0 through 2.5.1. When loading a specially crafted JSON input, containing a large number of ’{’, a stack exhaustion can be trigger, which could allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). This issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-1370.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | json-smart | 2.5.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-57699 |
| Debian:14 | json-smart | 2.5.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-57699 |
| Maven | net.minidev:json-smart | 2.5.2 | GHSA-pq2g-wx69-c263 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | json-smart | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57699 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | json-smart | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57699 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | json-smart | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57699 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | json-smart | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57699 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | json-smart | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-57699 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-674 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H