# CVE-2015-4590: The extractFrom function in Internals/QuotedString.cpp in Arduino JSON before 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (cras

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-06-22 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The extractFrom function in Internals/QuotedString.cpp in Arduino JSON before 4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a JSON string with a \ (backslash) followed by a terminator, as demonstrated by "\\\0", which triggers a buffer overflow and over-read.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/commit/5e7b9ec688d79e7b16ec7064e1d37e8481a31e72
- https://github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/pull/81
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/6
- https://github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75150

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