CVE-2020-1892 json
Insufficient boundary checks when decoding JSON in JSON_parser allows read access to out of bounds memory, potentially leading to informati…
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-12718
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.1%
- EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Insufficient boundary checks when decoding JSON in JSON_parser allows read access to out of bounds memory, potentially leading to information leak and DOS. This issue affects HHVM 4.45.0, 4.44.0, 4.43.0, 4.42.0, 4.41.0, 4.40.0, 4.39.0, versions between 4.33.0 and 4.38.0 (inclusive), versions between 4.9.0 and 4.32.0 (inclusive), and versions prior to 4.8.7.
Patch / fix
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1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- Facebook HHVM
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-1892
- NVD CVE-2020-1892
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