# CVE-2020-12762: json-c through 0.14 has an integer overflow and out-of-bounds write via a large JSON file, as demonstrated by printbuf\_memappend.

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-05-09 · Updated: 2026-10-14

## Affected

No affected packages have been listed by the sources.

## Description

json-c through 0.14 has an integer overflow and out-of-bounds write via a large JSON file, as demonstrated by printbuf_memappend.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/json-c/json-c/pull/592
- https://github.com/rsyslog/libfastjson/issues/161
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CQQRRGBQCAWNCCJ2HN3W5SSCZ4QGMXQI/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4360-1/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBR36IXYBHITAZFB5PFBJTED22WO5ONB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W226TSCJBEOXDUFVKNWNH7ETG7AR6MCS/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00032.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00034.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4360-4/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-13
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00031.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4741
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0001/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-637483.pdf
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00023.html

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