# CVE-2020-10663: The JSON gem through 2.2.0 for Ruby, as used in Ruby 2.4 through 2.4.9, 2.5 through 2.5.7, and 2.6 through 2.6.5, has an Unsafe Object Creat

- Also known as: GHSA-JPHG-QWRW-7W9G
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 2.3.0
- Published: 2020-04-28 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- json (RubyGems): fixed in 2.3.0

## Description

The JSON gem through 2.2.0 for Ruby, as used in Ruby 2.4 through 2.4.9, 2.5 through 2.5.7, and 2.6 through 2.6.5, has an Unsafe Object Creation Vulnerability. This is quite similar to CVE-2013-0269, but does not rely on poor garbage-collection behavior within Ruby. Specifically, use of JSON parsing methods can lead to creation of a malicious object within the interpreter, with adverse effects that are application-dependent.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, json, upgrade to a fixed version (2.3.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2020/03/19/json-dos-cve-2020-10663/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00030.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00004.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7QL6MJD2BO4IRJ5CJFNMCDYMQQFT24BJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NK2PBXWMFRUD7U7Q7LHV4KYLYID77RI4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F4TNVTT66VPRMX5UZYSDGSVRXKKDDDU5/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4721
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8d2e174230f6d26e16c007546e804c343f1f68956f526daaafa4aaae%40%3Cdev.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd9b9cc843f5cf5b532bdad9e87a817967efcf52b917e8c43b6df4cc7%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ree3abcd33c06ee95ab59faa1751198a1186d8941ddc2c2562c12966c%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb023d54a46da1ac0d8969097f5fecc79636b07d3b80db7b818a5c55c%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb2b981912446a74e14fe6076c4b7c7d8502727ea0718e6a65a9b1be5%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5f17bfca1d6e7f4b33ae978725b2fd62a9f1b3111696eafa9add802d%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211931
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec8bb4d637b04575da41cfae49118e108e95d43bfac39b7b698ee4db%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210129-0003/
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r37c0e1807da7ff2bdd028bbe296465a6bbb99e2320dbe661d5d8b33b%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3b04f4e99a19613f88ae088aa18cd271231a3c79dfff8f5efa8cda61%40%3Cissues.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/rails-lts/json_cve_2020_10663

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