CVE-2023-29451 (GCVE-0-2023-29451)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-13 09:29 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Denial of service caused by a bug in the JSON parser
Summary
Specially crafted string can cause a buffer overrun in the JSON parser library leading to a crash of the Zabbix Server or a Zabbix Proxy.
Severity
4.7 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-22 16:25 UTC
CWE
- CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2023-03-10 11:05
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