CVE-2020-10675 json
Infinite Loop in jsonparser
published 2020-03-19 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-rmh2-65xw-9m6q , GO-2021-0089 , EUVD-2021-1184
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.6%
- EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Library API in buger jsonparser through 2019-12-04 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Delete call.
Patch / fix
- go github.com/buger/jsonparser 1.0.0
- jsonparser_project jsonparser 1.0.0
- golang-github-buger-jsonparser Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.0~git20200322.0.f7e751e-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-10675
- github.com/buger/jsonparser@91ac968 commit
- github.com/buger/jsonparser#192 pull request
- github.com/buger/jsonparser/issues/188 advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2020-10675 updated cvss 7.5
golang-github-buger-jsonparser: infinite loop via a Delete call
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Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 jsonparser Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift4/cnf-tests-rhel8, openshift4/file-integrity-rhel8-operator, openshift4/ose-container-networking-plugins-rhel8 Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 2 virt-api, kubemacpool, virt-handler, virt-launcher, virt-operator, ovs-cni-marker, +5 morenot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/buger/jsonparser/issues/188 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/buger/jsonparser | <1.0.0 |
1.0.0 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
References
-
github.com
/buger/jsonparser/issues/188
web, exploit, patch, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/buger/jsonparser/pull/192
web, patch
-
github.com
/buger/jsonparser/commit/91ac96899e492584984ded0c8f9a08f10b473717
web, patch
-
lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4C7PV6KEUUM76V4B2J5IFN2U6LEOWB67/
vendor-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6KUHKDQSEYJNROA66OMN6AAQMGAAN6WI/
vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10675
advisory
-
github.com
/buger/jsonparser
package
-
lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4C7PV6KEUUM76V4B2J5IFN2U6LEOWB67
web
-
lists.fedoraproject.org
/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6KUHKDQSEYJNROA66OMN6AAQMGAAN6WI
web
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pkg.go.dev
/vuln/GO-2021-0089
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-10675
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-rmh2-65xw-9m6q
- NVD CVE-2020-10675
- OSV GO-2021-0089
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